hand on

verb

1. tr, adverb to pass to the next in a succession

Idioms and Phrases

Turn over to another, as in When you've read it, please hand it on to Sam . This term can also be used in the sense of “bequeath” (see hand down , def. 1). [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

On one occasion he was shot in the hand, on another he suffered eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray.

From BBC

Rookie Caleb Williams did all the hard work with a great drive to set-up the field goal, but Green Bay got a hand on it to earn a 20-19 victory and an 11th straight win over the Bears.

From BBC

One of my favorite details was learning that Deal writes all her lyrics by hand on a “hierarchy of paper.”

From New York Times

A paramedic who examined Ms Hand on the day after the alleged attacks told the court on Tuesday that she had not seen such bruising on a patient in a long time.

From BBC

Wales missed 32 tackles, conceded 12 turnovers and 12 penalties and, though they managed 18 successful line-outs, they could not quite gain the upper hand on the scoreboard.

From BBC

Related Words

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