get one's hands on
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get\ one's\ hands\ on — • lay one s hands on • get one s hands on • put one s hands on v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he ll be sorry. Compare: lay a finger on 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his… … Словарь американских идиом
get one's hands dirty (or dirty one's hands) — do manual, menial, or other hard work. → dirty … English new terms dictionary
get one's hands dirty — ► get one s hands dirty (or dirty one s hands) do manual, menial, or other hard work. Main Entry: ↑dirty … English terms dictionary
get one's hands on — See: LAY ONE S HANDS ON … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's hands on — verb To get; to obtain; to secure. If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, its an easy recipe … Wiktionary
get one's hands dirty — do manual, menial, or other hard work unlike most chairmen, he gets his hands dirty working alongside the other managers ■ informal become involved in dishonest or dishonorable activity they can make a lot of money, but fat cats don t get their… … Useful english dictionary
dirty one's hands — or[soil one s hands] {v. phr.} To lower or hurt one s character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing. * /The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination./ * /I would not soil my hands by going with bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
dirty one's hands — or[soil one s hands] {v. phr.} To lower or hurt one s character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing. * /The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination./ * /I would not soil my hands by going with bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
soil one's hands — See: DIRTY ONE S HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
soil one's hands — See: DIRTY ONE S HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
