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单词 helping hand
释义

helping hand

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noun

aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.

Origin of helping hand

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby helping hand

helper cell, helper T cell, helper virus, helpful, helping, helping hand, helping verb, helpless, helpline, Helpmann, helpmate
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Example sentences from the Web for helping hand

  • Their enthusiasm was undoubtedly great, and the idea of lending a helping-hand to another country evidently fascinated them.

    The Boer in Peace and War|Arthur M. Mann
  • Jonathan, never busy himself, lent a helping-hand, and he and Walsingham at once became friends.

    The Way of the Wind|Zoe Anderson Norris
  • Olaves behaved as if nothing was the matter, and even civilly offered a helping-hand in breaking the bar-iron.

    One of Life's Slaves|Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
  • Time out of mind she was known to have a good advice and a helping-hand for all who required either.

    Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Vol. XVII. No. 418. New Series.|William and Robert Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for helping hand

helping hand

noun

assistancemany people lent a helping hand in making arrangements for the party
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with helping hand

helping hand

see under lend a hand.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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