A hand like a fist, phr. (gamesters’).—A hand full of trumps. Also (in derision) a hand there’s no playing.
To take a hand with the outside music, verb. phr. (American).—See quot.
1892. J. L. Sullivan, A 19th Century Gladiator, iii. After thirty-seven rounds in fifty-five minutes, the umpires and seconds got into a fight, and Sullivan felt fresh enough to take a hand in the outside music.
To get a hand on, verb. phr. (tailors’).—To suspect; to be distrustful.
To get one’s hand in, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To practise with a view to proficiency.
To get one’s hand on it, verb. phr. (venery).—To grope a woman.
To bear a hand, verb. phr. (old).—See quot.
1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. Bear a hand, make haste.
To bring up by hand, verb. phr. (venery).—To procure erection manually.
To bring down (or off) by hand, verb. phr. (venery).—To masturbate. For synonyms, see Frig.