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Examples:Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights—lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them rain—handed-down teachings or techniques—empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything—lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single handed—handed down from ancient times—fig. remnants handed down from others—empty handed (carrying nothing)—criminal caught red-handed—lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat—lit. fight tiger bare handed and wade rivers (idiom); fig. bull-headed heroism—handed down in a direct line from the founder—civilians and the military (working) hand in hand [idiom.]—handed down from generation generation—passed on from generation generation (idiom); to hand down—cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)—lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); arrogance of the powerful—everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand—the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand—lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job—control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)—left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical—Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights—A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.—human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection—empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing rely on—the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic—genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand—raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint—hand roll (Japanese: temaki, style of fish cuisine)—cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)—a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back—right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle—electric typewriter (as opposed hand typewriter)—lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods [idiom.]— |