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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

with both hands

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
with- both- hands
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Willingly; readily.

prep_phrase

William Shakespeare, editing and notes by Brian Gibbons (2006), Measure For Measure, page 45: “Escalus calls on Lucio to help when 'Lodowick' seems to resist, and Lucio takes the opportunity with both hands for a physical assault.”

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.

Phrases

with both feet

Frequently Paired Words

with both feet

Questions

What does with both hands mean?
Willingly; readily.

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