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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

hand in hand

Do we say 'hand in hand'?
How do we say it?
You aren't allowed to gave me something hand in hand. You need to place it on the table and only then can I pick it up.

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It would be hand-to-hand . But I've heard that term in English only with combat , so the use you mention seems odd to me. I do know, however, that in many cultures money does not go from hand to hand in a store, but rather via a saucer.

— Philip

  • It would be hand-to-hand .
  • But I've heard that term in English only with combat , so the use you mention seems odd to me.
  • I do know, however, that in many cultures money does not go from hand to hand in a store, but rather via a saucer.
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It would be hand-to-hand. But I've heard that term in English only with combat, so the use you mention seems odd to me. I do know, however, that in many cultures money does not go from hand to hand in a store, but rather via a saucer.
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Hand in hand means holding each other's hands.
The lovers strolled hand in hand down the Champs-Élysées.
It can also figuratively mean "closely associated with".
Corruption in the government went hand in hand with increasing taxes and deteriorating services.
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