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LearnerEnglish Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Hands
Hello teachers,
I want an expression/s that can convey the meaning/s of the following sentences.
1) A lot of their successes have come "grabbing his hands".
2) Over the years, a lot of players have come "grabbing his hands".
3) He entered the film industry "grabbing the hands of" his father, who himself was a famous actor.
4) He entered the criminal underworld "grabbing the hands of" notorious X.
5) She is entering the Hollywood "grabbing the hands of the success" of latest TV drama serials.
What word/s or phrase/s will be suitable so that it/they carries/carry the same meaning/s? "Grabbing the hands of" in the sense that he/she/it had a hand in happening that thing. I want expression/s where if possible it/they has/have the word 'hand'.
For 1) and 2), will it be OK if I write
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Over the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.
Thank you.
I want an expression/s that can convey the meaning/s of the following sentences.
1) A lot of their successes have come "grabbing his hands".
2) Over the years, a lot of players have come "grabbing his hands".
3) He entered the film industry "grabbing the hands of" his father, who himself was a famous actor.
4) He entered the criminal underworld "grabbing the hands of" notorious X.
5) She is entering the Hollywood "grabbing the hands of the success" of latest TV drama serials.
What word/s or phrase/s will be suitable so that it/they carries/carry the same meaning/s? "Grabbing the hands of" in the sense that he/she/it had a hand in happening that thing. I want expression/s where if possible it/they has/have the word 'hand'.
For 1) and 2), will it be OK if I write
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Over the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.
Thank you.
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LearnerEnglish "Grabbing the hands of" Where did you get this from?
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Sorry for late reply.
I didn't get it anywhere. I was just trying to translate something and the original text has something that literally means something like "Grabbing/grasping the hands of something". And since it wasn't making any sense I opened this thread to get some help.
Is it OK to write
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Over the years, a l
I didn't get it anywhere. I was just trying to translate something and the original text has something that literally means something like "Grabbing/grasping the hands of something". And since it wasn't making any sense I opened this thread to get some help.
Is it OK to write
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Over the years, a l
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LearnerEnglishA lot of their successes have come through his hands.It's possible, but I would write "Much of their success is accredited to him."
LearnerEnglishOver the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.That's possible.
LearnerEnglishHe entered the film industry"grabbi
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I can't think of anything better than "with a helping hand from" if you need "hand" in there, so I'd go with teechr's suggestion unless someone else comes up with another suggestion.
CJ
CJ
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Thank you very much for your reply. That's really helpful.
I have a question though if you don't mind.
Why
Over the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.
Is possible but
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Is not? Why 'players' can be possible but 'success' can't? Just so that I fully understand the reasoning behind it.
I have a question though if you don't mind.
Why
Over the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.
Is possible but
A lot of their successes have come through his hands.
Is not? Why 'players' can be possible but 'success' can't? Just so that I fully understand the reasoning behind it.
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LearnerEnglishWhyOver the years, a lot of players have come through his hands.Is possible butA lot of their successes have come through his hands.Is not? Why 'players' can be possible but 'success' can't? Just so that I fully understand the reasoning behind it."A lot of players have come through his hands" suggest that he trained the players.
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