from+hand+to+hand
1From hand 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 …
2from hand to hand — {adv. phr.} From one person to another and another. * /The box of candy was passed from hand to hand./ * /Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it./ …
3from hand to hand — {adv. phr.} From one person to another and another. * /The box of candy was passed from hand to hand./ * /Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it./ …
4from hand to hand — from one person to another and another The plate of food went from hand to hand until finally it was all finished …
5(from) hand to mouth — satisfying only one s immediate needs because of lack of money. → hand …
6from hand to mouth — ► (from) hand to mouth satisfying only one s immediate needs because of lack of money. Main Entry: ↑hand …
7From Hand to Mouth — Infobox Film name = From Hand to Mouth image size = caption = director = Alfred J. Goulding Hal Roach producer = Hal Roach writer = Harold Lloyd (uncredited) H.M. Walker narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = editing =… …
8from\ hand\ to\ hand — adv. phr. From one person to another and another. The box of candy was passed from hand to hand. Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it …
9from hand to hand — phrasal : from possession by one person to that of another : through successive possession by a number of people a bauble of little worth that went from hand to hand …
10from hand to mouth — phrasal : with provision sufficient only for present needs : precariously always poor and living from hand to mouth vagrants who live happily from hand to mouth Brooks Atkinson …
