Monday, February 25, 2008

"Give Someone a Hand"

“Help someone when he/she is doing something difficult”.
From interviews
· To give help
· To assist
· To aid
Alternatives ways to say the same thing
· Lend a hand
· Bear a hand
· Help me out

Situations when the idiom is used:
· When somebody has a problem or is in troubles and you help him.
· When somebody can’t handle a situation.
§ I gave Rachel a hand writing her article.
§ I gave my sister a hand watching her kids while she was in a meeting.
· When is not enough people to do something
§ They gave us a hand painting the house.

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