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lift a hand

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lift a hand (against someone or something) and raise a hand (against someone or something)
Fig. to threaten (to strike) someone or something. (Often in the negative. The a hand can be replaced with one's hand.) She's very peaceful. She wouldn't lift a hand against a fly. Would you raise your hand against your own brother?
See also: hand, lift
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She just stood there and looked at me--at us--like a loving hound dog that you love, that you've caught with a string of sausages inside of him, and that just knows you ain't going to lift a hand to him.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
Now go, ere we whip thee away, and beware how thou dost lift a hand against such as we are.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
-" He checked himself again, "You sha'n't lift a hand, if he says so.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
 
 
 
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