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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hand for doing" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you want to express the idea of assistance or support for a specific task, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "I could really use a hand for doing the heavy lifting during the move."
Alternatives: "help with" or "assistance in".
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"Emoji lend a hand for doing that in writing".
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The authors have all the tools at hand for doing the test.
Someone used to being handed a "B" for doing the minimum can look forward to a lifetime of mediocrity, because she never learned to tolerate the level of hard work it takes to make something of herself.
Subsequently, Nellie steals Dwight's pen and challenges him to cut her hand off for doing so, hoping he will capitulate and pick a legitimate charity.
Then again, the U.S. investigation may have simply handed Beijing a pretext for doing something it planned all along.
When she did raise a hand for the final note of "Clay," the album's closing song, it was a rare dramatic gesture.
Why does Todd have a hand for a head?
Devine accused the sportsman of being a "tosser" for "doing jazz hands".
If you are not willing to pay that much or don't have the money on hand for it, don't do it.
For example, if, as Commissioner Edith Cresson did, you take advantage of your office to appoint an old friend as your "special adviser", and hand him a fat salary for doing nothing much, you should try to choose somebody less intrinsically comic for the role than a retired provincial dentist.
No, Mr. President, I am not afraid of hard work, nor do I pat a hand upon my back for doing so.
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