raise (one's) hand

Literally, to hold one's hand in the air. This phrase is typically used in academic settings, as students raise their hands to indicate that they want to answer or ask a question. Don't yell out the answers, raise your hands! I do raise my hand in class, Mom, but the teacher never calls on me!

See also: hand, raise

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eggs is eggs
How long is a piece of string?
from my cold, dead hands
(one's) best foot forward
best foot forward
game on
how about
how/what about...?
and the rest
fair and impartial

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rain on someone/something
rain on someone's parade
rain on someone's parade, to
rain on somone's parade
rain or shine
rain out
rain pitchforks
rain stair-rods
rain stopped play
rainbow
rainbows and unicorns
raincheck
rained in
raining cats and dogs, it's
rainmaker
rain-off
rainout
rainy
rainy day fund
rainy day, a
raise
raise (one's) consciousness
raise (one's) eyebrows
raise (one's) game
raise (one's) hackles
raise (one's) hand
raise (one's) hand against (someone)
raise (one's) hat (to someone)
raise (one's) hopes
raise (one's) sights
raise (one's) spirits
raise (one's) voice
raise (some/a few) eyebrows
raise (someone or something) from (some state)
raise (someone or something) from the dead
raise (someone or something) out of (some state)
raise (someone or something) to the surface
raise a dust
raise a fuss
raise a hand
raise a hand against
raise a hand against (one)
raise a hue and (a) cry
raise a hue and cry
raise a laugh
raise a laugh/smile
raise a red flag
raise a smile
raise a stink
raise a stink (about something)
raise a stink about someone/something
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raise (one's) voice
raise (some/a few) eyebrows
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raise (someone or something) from the dead
raise (someone or something) out of (some state)
raise (someone or something) to the surface
raise (someone's) hopes
raise a (big) stink (about someone or something)
raise a big stink about
raise a big stink about it
raise a big stink about something
raise a dust
raise a few eyebrows
raise a fuss
raise a fuss, to
raise a glass
raise a glass to
raise a glass to her
raise a glass to him
raise a glass to me
raise a glass to one
raise a glass to one, to
raise a glass to somebody
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