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The phrase "cup your hands" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to describe the action of cupping one's hands together to receive something. For example: "He asked her to cup her hands so he could pour coins into them."
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"Bend down and cup your hands".
SWIM Don't cup your hands and glue your fingers together.
You cup your hands, holding them out to the child.
(Of course, you could always choose to cup your hands).
Tilt your head back and cup your hands so that they can hear you.
As the slide slows, you are supposed to cup your hands in front of your mouth to create a pocket of air.
At a rock place or club you have to put your mouth up to the person's ear, cup your hands, and scream to be heard".
Earlier, Allen had told me that the proper length for a jacket is dictated by the following: extend your arms downwards and cup your hands.
You could cup your hands and hold Tony when we got him, but he grew up in one summer and went to work and we taught him "down," "here," "come by," "way to me," and "hold 'em," all in one year or less, 'cause Tony would just stay on his belly and study you with his eyes until he knew exactly what you wanted.
THE spring water that drips from massive slabs of rock on a hillside in southern Laos, high above the flood plains of the Mekong River, is a rarity in Asia today, so pristine and welcoming that you don't hesitate to cup your hands and gulp it down.
-KAHLIL GIBRAN You cup your hands and drink... it is like drinking light itself, and a feeling of deep, quiet well-being spreads through you.
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