helping hand

collocation in English

meaningsofhelpingandhand

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helping
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhel.pɪŋ/us
/ˈhel.pɪŋ/
an amount of food given to one person at ...
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hand
noun
uk
/hænd/us
/hænd/
the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and ...
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(Definition ofhelpingandhandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhelping hand

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She's been unwell, and needs ahelpinghand.
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And, indeed, they seem to be able to offer ahelpinghandregarding the ontological constraints.
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Furthermore, the notion of the composer's lending ahelpinghandto potential listeners was suggested.
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Nevertheless, the 1994 reform was found to have turned thehelpinghandinto the grabbing hand.
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Having someone lend ahelpinghandregularly can allow time away from the patient to rest, rejuvenate and have some moments to themselves.
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Divinities or their animal servants lend ahelpinghandto the diver who luckily accomplishes his odyssey.
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On the other hand, if older people give ahelpinghandat farming even when past 60 and officially retired, we understate the number of years lost.
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Hobart maintains that the term has connotations of guidance and support, the implication being that development cannot be achieved without thehelpinghandof the state.
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All the causes of shortages would be analysed objectively for the purpose of giving ahelpinghandto industry to eliminate bottlenecks.
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We were the first country to give her ahelpinghandwhen she came out from her isolation into the full comity of nations.
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We need to extend ahelpinghandto them against the regime.
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The thing is, not to give them ahelpinghand.
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It manages not to squeeze people who are trying to do better, and it also manages to redistribute to people who need ahelpinghand.
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It could be thathelpinghandout of dependency and into independence, which is what they want.
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They tell people who are receiving ahelpinghandfrom the state that they are, in fact, living in poverty.
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My objection is not to the prosperous area lending ahelpinghandto areas of the country that are in difficulties.
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These countries also have to accept thehelpinghandwe are stretching out to them.
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In normal times, industry can get on well on its own, but in a recession it needs ahelpinghand.
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