- have someone on hand
- have (someone/something) on hand
be on hand - to be near and ready if needed.
The new store has extra staff on hand to help customers pack their shopping.
(often + to do something)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have someone on hand
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have something on hand — have (someone/something) on hand be on hand to be near and ready if needed. The new store has extra staff on hand to help customers pack their shopping. (often + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
have the upper hand — if someone has the upper hand, they have a position of power and control over someone else, and if an emotion has the upper hand, it controls what you do. At half time, the Italian team seem to have the upper hand … New idioms dictionary
have a free hand — give (someone) a free hand to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation. The editor said I could have a free hand in designing the cover page. (sometimes + in + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
have someone in the palm of your hand — phrase to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry: palm * * * have someone in the palm of your hand see ↑palm … Useful english dictionary
have someone in the palm of one's hand — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string; N. Amer. have someone in one s hip pocket. → palm * * * have (or hold) someone in the palm of one s hand have someone under one s control or… … Useful english dictionary
have (someone) in the palm of (your) hand — to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do. She s got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand. It was such an amazing performance he had the audience in the palm of his hand … New idioms dictionary
have (got) to hand it to (someone) — to recognize that someone deserves respect for what they did. You have to hand it to her she turned that company around and made it profitable … New idioms dictionary
have someone eating out of your hand — phrase to make someone like or admire you so much that they agree with everything that you say Thesaurus: to persuade someone to agree with or support yousynonym Main entry: eat … Useful english dictionary
have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… … Thesaurus of popular words
have someone on your hands — have someone/something on your hands phrase to have a person or a problem that you must deal with It looks as though we’re going to have a lawsuit on our hands. Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry: hand … Useful english dictionary
