She fought off the intruder with whatever came to hand.
Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
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come to hand — verb be revealed or disclosed The truth finally came to light • Syn: ↑come to light • Hypernyms: ↑appear • Verb Frames: Something s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
come to hand — to be available easily and immediately Use whatever tools come to hand … English dictionary
come to hand — {v. phr.} To be received or obtained. * /Father s letter was mailed from Florida last week and came to hand today./ * /The new books came to hand today./ * /New information about the boy s disappearance came to hand yesterday./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come to hand — {v. phr.} To be received or obtained. * /Father s letter was mailed from Florida last week and came to hand today./ * /The new books came to hand today./ * /New information about the boy s disappearance came to hand yesterday./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come\ to\ hand — v. phr. To be received or obtained. Father s letter was mailed from Florida last week and came to hand today. The new books came to hand today. New information about the boy s disappearance came to hand yesterday … Словарь американских идиом
To come to hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
come to hand — revealed or disclosed … English contemporary dictionary
come to hand — Be received … New dictionary of synonyms
Hand — (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hand bag — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
