PHRASAL VERBS CONNECTED WITH ‘HAND’
PHRASAL VERBS CONNECTED WITH ‘HAND’
The ‘hand’ is one of the most
frequently used parts of the body.
Without the hands, one cannot carry out most life activities. No wonder
the Holy Bible describes the hands as the “keepers of the house” at Ecclesiastes
12:3. Fittingly, therefore, the hand is
surrounded with several phrasal verbs.
Let us now discuss the phrasal verbs that are hinged on ‘hand’, in our
column this week.
(1) Hand
(something) down
Meaning:
i.
To give something to
someone younger than you in the family because you want him/her to have it or
because you no longer need it.
ii.
To pass traditions/customs
from older people to younger ones.
iii.
To pronounce a court
judgment or announce an official decision (especially on how an offender should
be punished or disciplined).
Examples:
(i)
Papa Umukoro handed down his
ancient, ivory bracelet to his nephew, Kesiena.
(ii)
Mama Ekuetafia handed down her waist
beads to her grand-daughter, Uvwromorhire.
(iii)
Almost all community festivals in
Urhobo-land and other places were handed down by the ancestors.
(iv)
Native Law and Custom marriages, as
we have them in different parts of the world, were handed down by the founding
fathers.
(v)
The election tribunal judge handed
down his judgment against the incumbent governor, yesterday.
(vi)
The junior staff disciplinary
committee handed down a decision of suspension on the errant driver, this
morning.
(2) Hand (something) back.
Meaning:
i.
Delta State Government recently
handed back many schools to the various church missions which founded them.
ii.
The recalcitrant cashier was asked
to hand back the keys of his office to the accountant.
iii.
The Manager, out of anger, asked the
driver to hand back the keys of the car to him.
(3) Hand
(something) in
Meaning:
To
give something to someone in a position of authority (including a piece of work
or something that was recovered from loss).
Examples:
(i)
The History tutor instructed his
students to hand in their home work in the forenoon (morning) of the following
day.
(ii)
The distraught gate-keeper handed in
his resignation letter to the security supervisor one hour ago.
(iii)
I wish to hand in to the police, the
wallet which I found on the road, this afternoon.
(4) Hand
(something) out
Meaning:
To
give something to each person in a group or place.
Examples:
(i)
The invigilator handed out question
papers and answer sheets simultaneously to the examination candidates.
(ii)
At the institution of the Lord’s
Evening Meal, Jesus Christ handed out unleavened bread and red wine to his
faithful apostles.
(iii)
The marketer handed out some
explanatory leaflets to his audience regarding his products.
(5) Hand
(something) over
Meaning:
To
give something to someone else.
Examples:
(i)
The accused persons were ordered to
hand over their personal effects to the police at the counter, before they were
locked up in the cell.
(ii)
The errant motorist was made to hand
over his vehicle particulars to the Road Safety Marshals.
(iii)
Mr. John Mitokpetuu, who is a very
peaceful man, decided to hand over his late father’s double-barrel gun to the
police.
(6) Hand
(somebody) over
Meaning:
To
give control of someone or responsibility of dealing with someone, to another
person.
Examples:
(i)
Before embarking on their journey,
Mr. and Mrs. Erhuvwu handed over their children to a family friend.
(ii)
Left with no other choice, the
Etakibuebus handed over their problem child to a remand home.
(iii)
A military detachment handed over
three suspects to the police for further investigations, earlier today.
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