turn (your) hand to (something)

turn (your) hand to (something)
turn (your) hand to (something) if you say that someone could turn their hand to an activity or skill, you mean they could do it well although they have no experience of it.

I'm sure you could turn your hand to a bit of writing if you wanted.

Stella's very talented. She could turn her hand to anything.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • turn your hand to something — phrase to start doing something new, especially something that involves skill The former model has now turned her hand to acting. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry: hand * * * turn your ˈhand to sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn your hand to something — to start doing something new, especially something that involves skill The former model has now turned her hand to acting …   English dictionary

  • turn your hand to — to begin doing (something) usually in a skillful way : to start (a new activity, field of study, etc.) an actress who has turned her hand to directing After he left publishing, he turned his hand to law. • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …   Useful english dictionary

  • hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four …   English dictionary

  • hand — hand1 [ hænd ] noun *** ▸ 1 body part at end of arm ▸ 2 help ▸ 3 clapping ▸ 4 part of clock ▸ 5 set of cards you hold ▸ 6 advantages in situation ▸ 7 someone working on farm/ship ▸ 8 handwriting ▸ 9 unit of height of horses ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hand */*/*/ — I UK [hænd] / US noun Word forms hand : singular hand plural hands 1) [countable] the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for picking up and holding things Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise. have/hold… …   English dictionary

  • I Want to Hold Your Hand — Infobox Single Name = I Want to Hold Your Hand Artist = The Beatles Album = Meet the Beatles! (US) Non album single (UK) B side = This Boy (UK) I Saw Her Standing There (US) Released = Start date|1963|11|29|df=yes (UK) 13 January 1964 [http://www …   Wikipedia

  • Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth — Single by Sparks from the album Propaganda B side Alabamy Right Released 1974 Format …   Wikipedia

  • hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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