hand (one) (something)
HAND
An initialism of "have a nice day." Used especially in text messaging and online communications. A: "OK, I'd better get going." B: "Later! HAND!" Thx 4 ur help! HAND! A: "Nice chatting with u. HAND!" B: "U too!"
hand (one) (something)
1. To pass or give something to someone directly. I took a cupcake and then handed my mom the plate. Hand Ed this envelope, will you? You'll see him before I do. What buttons are you pushing? Ugh, just hand me the remote, I'll figure it out.
2. To give or relinquish something to one very easily, without one deserving it or having to work very hard for it. The home team's defense just handed their rivals a victory with that boneheaded move. The government isn't going to just hand us free money. This funding has some very strict criteria that you have to satisfy first. A: "Why did you drop out? You just handed Kelly the internship." B: "Yeah, because she wanted it way more than I did."
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hand someone something
Fig. to tell someone something; to tell someone nonsense. Don't hand me that stuff! That's silly! She handed me a line about being a famous author.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
HAND
verbSee Have a nice day
hand someone something
tv. to tell someone something; to tell someone nonsense. She handed me a line about being a famous author.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.