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IN HAND
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Under control
Example:
the riots were in hand
Classified under:
Antonym:
out of hand (out of control)
Context examples:
Lord Roxton rushed forward, rifle in hand, and threw it open.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Gun in hand, he plunged into the underbrush that lined the side of the trail.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Other preparations were also in hand.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I do not like having such things so long in hand.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
With acacia seeds in hand, Leichty began to develop strategies to grow and study acacias in the lab.
(Between ants and acacias, timing is everything, National Science Foundation)
A study shows that these differences go hand in hand with differences in the patterns of integration among functional modules of the brain.
(Smart People Have Better Connected Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Wonder and beauty walked with him, hand in hand, and all power was his.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Chronic insomnia goes hand in hand with various long-term health issues such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide.
(Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Three men ran together, hand in hand; and I made out, even through the mist, that the middle man of this trio was the blind beggar.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
"I now propose a toast, as my 'friend and pardner, Sairy Gamp', says. Fun forever, and no grubbing!" cried Jo, rising, glass in hand, as the lemonade went round.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
