hand away
hand away · hands away · handed away · handing away
To give up or give away for a price that is too lowTo give up or give away for a price that is too low; to squander.
» Tom pulled his hand away.
Meaning
1 sensesTo give up or give away for a price that is too low; to squander.
We have an advantage, you shouldn't just hand it away.
Examples
36 sentencesTom pulled his hand away.
He gives with one hand and takes away with the other.
ruОн одной рукой даёт, а другой отбирает.
Money on hand goes away.
Mary pushed his hand away.
Tom pushed her hand away.
Forms
hands away, handing away, handed away, handed away| Base form | hand away · to hand away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hands away |
| Present participle | handing away |
| Past simple | handed away |
| Past participle | handed away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- hand outроздавати, роздатиTo distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
- hand inздати, здаватиTo give something to a responsible person.
- hand downпередати, передаватиTo transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
- hand overдоставити, доставлятиTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
- hand upTo deliver an indictment (e.g. to a judge).
- hand offTo pass (the ball) to a teammate.
- hand onTo transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else.
- hand backTo return (something) to where it came from.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb