- hand out something
- hand out (something)
to give something to each person present.
Would you please hand out the balloons to the children?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hand out something
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hand out — (something) to give something to each person present. Would you please hand out the balloons to the children? … New idioms dictionary
hand out — verb give to several people (Freq. 5) The teacher handed out the exams • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑give out, ↑pass out • Derivationally related forms: ↑distributive (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hand out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group. [V P n (not pron)] One of my jobs was to hand out the prizes... [V P n (not pron)] Food is still being handed out. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
hand out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hand out : present tense I/you/we/they hand out he/she/it hands out present participle handing out past tense handed out past participle handed out 1) to give things to different people in a group Would you… … English dictionary
hand·out — /ˈhændˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] 1 : something (such as food, clothing, or money) that is given to someone who is poor He sat on the sidewalk asking for a handout. The family wasn t interested in government handouts. see also hand out at … Useful english dictionary
punch out (something) — 1. to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device. In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911. You d hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out. 2. to press something hard … New idioms dictionary
hand out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give to, deliver, disseminate; see distribute 1 , give 1 , provide 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) vt. distribute, dispense, disburse, deal out, parcel, mete, give out, deliver. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To… … English dictionary for students
hand out — n. something given to a needy person or beggar (food, clothing, etc.); circular or leaflet given out for free distribution v. distribute, give out, dispense … English contemporary dictionary
hand out — verb to distribute (something) … Wiktionary
try your hand at something — phrase to do an activity for the first time in order to find out whether you like it or are good at it I’ve always wanted to try my hand at writing a novel. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry: try … Useful english dictionary
