| 单词 | out of hand |
| 释义 | out of hand (once / 4025 pages) adv If your birthday party gets out of hand, it becomes wild and crazy. When something's out of hand, you've lost control of it. A math class that gets carried away with excitement about the coming school vacation is out of hand, and your frizzy, wind-blown hair might get out of hand during a ride on a speed boat. This common phrase most likely comes from the importance of keeping a team of horses under control, or in hand, with a firm hold of the reins. A failure to do this would result in the horses getting out of hand. WORD FAMILYout of hand USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, the cellular proliferation associated with regeneration is the sort of thing that can sometimes get out of hand and lead to cancer. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) I similarly wonder why the notion of carcass-based stock is rejected out of hand in this article. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Elias Walser said Monday that the story was meant as a publicity stunt for Seefeld village, and “got out of hand.” Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) adv out of control the riots got out of hand Syn|Ant beyond control in hand under control |
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