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*hand in hand

1. Lit. holding hands. (*Typically: do something ~ sit ~ walk ∼.) They walked down the street hand in hand. Bob and Mary sat there quietly, hand in hand.

2. Fig. [of two things] together, one with the other. (*Typically: go ∼.) Cookies and milk seem to go hand in hand. Teenagers and back talk go hand in hand.

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And so all next day we walked hand in hand through Paradise. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context They moved on hand in hand, and never spoke a word, the drooping of their heads being that of Giotto's "Two Apostles". Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context THEY went away hand in hand, and got upon the flat top of the wall at the bottom of the wood. The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context			halfhearted halfway halt halves ham ham it up ham up ham-fisted hammer hammer at hammer down hammer home hammer into hammer into and pound into hammer on hammer onto hammer out hancock hand hand around hand back hand down hand down from to hand in hand in glove hand in hand Hand it over hand off hand on hand out hand over hand over fist hand over hand hand over the baton hand over the reins hand to hand up handbasket handed handful handle handle with kid gloves handling hands are tied hands down Hands off! Hands up! Handsome is as handsome does handwriting hang hang a few on			Hand guide Hand gun hand hack hand hammer drill Hand held Hand Held Addressing Hand Held Assays Hand Held Assistance Hand Held Control Head Hand Held Crypto Hand Held Device Hand Held Equipment Hand Held Information Processor Hand Held Laser Compatible Hand Held Maneuvering Unit Hand Held Module Hand Held Nebulizer Hand Held Personal Computer Hand Held Products Hand Hygiene Resource Center Hand Immobilization Attack hand in hand in hand in dinner pail hand in glove hand in glove hand in hand Hand in Hand Ministries hand in one’s resignation Hand Indicating Controller hand instrument hand instrument hand instrument hand instrument hand instrument Hand It Over hand it to hand it to hand it to hand it to hand jig hand job hand job hand lance Hand language Hand lathe Hand Launched Glider Hand layer Hand lead Hand lead hand length hand lens hand lens hand level hand line hand line hand loader

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