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Meanings of lift a hand in English

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Usage of lift a hand in English
1
Not one of his fellows would dare lift a hand against her.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
2
Here we are adrift and can't lift a hand to help ourselves.
Rod of the Lone Patrol
3
He must not protest or lift a hand in her behalf.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
4
If it were only Mathiros she wouldn't lift a hand to save him.
The bone palace
5
He was so feeble that he could hardly lift a hand.
Worldwinder
6
Still the Virginian gasped for breath and seemed unable to lift a hand.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
7
At this the three ringleaders advanced, and flatly refused to lift a hand.
The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
8
If it were to do over again I should not lift a hand.
A Texas Ranger
9
The English, overwhelmed with amazement, scarcely dared to lift a hand against her.
Lives of the Necromancers
10
You must never lift a hand to him, or I shall hate you.
A Simpleton
11
He did not lift a hand, nor even make a sound.
They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming
12
And I'll deal with you to-night if you dare to lift a hand.
The Firefly of France
13
Jenny saw Pellanor lift a hand and turn his face away.
Dragonshadow
14
But I couldn't stand by and not lift a hand to save you.
Cow-Country
15
He watched Rachel lift a hand and knead a kink from her neck.
Map of bones
16
I couldn't lift a hand, being held down, and being too weak besides.
The Red One
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common