out of hand

out of hand
phrasal 1. without delay or deliberation; also in a summary or peremptory manner <
rejected the plan out of hand
>
2. done with ; finished 3. out of control 4. with the hands <
fruit eaten out of hand
>

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  • Out of Hand — Studio album by Gary Stewart Released 1975 Genre …   Wikipedia

  • Out of hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out of hand — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • out of hand — index uncurbed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • out of hand — {adv. phr.} 1. Out of control. * /Bobby s birthday party got out of hand and the children were naughty./ * /Small puppies often get out of hand./ 2. Suddenly, quickly without examination of possible truth or merit; without any consideration.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of hand — {adv. phr.} 1. Out of control. * /Bobby s birthday party got out of hand and the children were naughty./ * /Small puppies often get out of hand./ 2. Suddenly, quickly without examination of possible truth or merit; without any consideration.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out\ of\ hand — adv. phr. 1. Out of control. Bobby s birthday party got out of hand and the children were naughty. Small puppies often get out of hand. 2. Suddenly, quickly without examination of possible truth or merit; without any consideration. Often used… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out of hand — 1. adverb a) Immediately. He bad to open wyde his brazen gate, / Which long time had bene shut, and out of hond / Proclaymed ioy and peace through all his state [...]. b) Without thought or consideration. He dismissed the idea out of hand. 2 …   Wiktionary

  • Out of Hand (song) — Out of Hand Single by Gary Stewart from the album Out of Hand B side Draggin Shackles Released October 7, 1974 …   Wikipedia

  • out of hand — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ad lib, at short notice, at sight, beyond control, breachy, by ear, contumacious, defiant, extemporaneously, extemporarily, extempore, fractious, go go, immoderate, impromptu, incontinent, incorrigible,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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