The book traveled from hand to hand until it got back to its owner.
•By the time the baby had been passed from hand to hand, it was crying.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
From hand to hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from hand to hand — {adv. phr.} From one person to another and another. * /The box of candy was passed from hand to hand./ * /Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
From Hand to Mouth — Infobox Film name = From Hand to Mouth image size = caption = director = Alfred J. Goulding Hal Roach producer = Hal Roach writer = Harold Lloyd (uncredited) H.M. Walker narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = editing =… … Wikipedia
from\ hand\ to\ hand — adv. phr. From one person to another and another. The box of candy was passed from hand to hand. Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it … Словарь американских идиом
from hand to mouth — See: LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
from hand to mouth — See: LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
from\ hand\ to\ mouth — See: live from hand to mouth … Словарь американских идиом
from hand to mouth — poor, spending every cent on necessities They lived from hand to mouth, never enjoying luxury or travel … English idioms
To live from hand to mouth — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from hand to mouth — financial hardship, getting by financially from day to day, poverty … English contemporary dictionary
