lend a hand Thành ngữ, tục ngữlend (one) a handTo help one; to give one assistance. If you lend me a hand, I can get this done much faster. Lend your mother a hand in the kitchen, will you?See also: hand, lendlend a handTo help. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lend" and "a." If you can lend a hand, we could use some more help in the kitchen. Lend your mother a hand in the kitchen, will you?See also: hand, lendlend (someone) a handandlend a hand (to someone)Fig. to give someone some help, not necessarily with the hands. Could you lend me a hand with this piano? I need to move it across the room. Could you lend a hand with this math assignment? I'd be happy to lend a hand.See also: hand, lendlend a hand(to someone) Go to lend (someone) a hand.See also: hand, lendlend a handAlso, lend a helping hand. Be of assistance, as in Can you lend them a hand with putting up the flag, or Peter is always willing to lend a helping hand around the house. [Late 1500s] See also: hand, lendlend (somebody) a ˈhand (with something)help somebody (to do something): I saw two men pushing a broken-down car along the road so I stopped to lend them a hand. She stayed with us for three weeks and didnt once lend a hand with the housework!See also: hand, lendlend a handTo be of assistance.See also: hand, lend
lend a handhelp someone, give me a hand Our neighbors lend a hand when we have too much work to do.lend a hand|bear|bear a hand|give|give a hand|handv. phr. To give help; make yourself useful; help. The stage manager asked some of the boys to lend a hand with the scenery. Dick saw a woman with a flat tire and offered to give her a hand with it.Compare: LIFT A FINGER. |
