American Idiom: Give someone a hand
To give someone a hand – means to assist or help someone to do a task. You can also say ‘to lend someone a hand,’ which means the same thing. It’s not about holding your hands here.
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Video Transcript
Excuse me! Can you please give me a hand?
To give someone a hand – means to assist or help someone to do a task. You can also say ‘to lend someone a hand,’ which means the same thing. It’s not about holding your hands here.
Here are example sentences :
James – Hey Grace, my hands are full! Please give me a hand. Please open the door for me.
Grace- Sure, I’d be happy to give you a hand. Let me open the door for you.
Let’s do an exercise so that you can better remember the idiom.
For each question, replace a word or words in a sentence with the idiom so that the meaning of the sentence is not changed. You have five seconds per question.
Question 1:
Please help me to carry this suitcase upstairs.
Please give me a hand to carry this suitcase upstairs.
Question 2:
You are good in math. Please help her with the math assignment.
You are good in math. Please give her a hand with the math assignment.
Practice makes perfect!
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Give someone a hand.
More questions here!
Question 1:
I’m sorry I’m late. I had to help my neighbor with changing a flat tire.
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Question 2:
No! Anna can’t babysit today. She’s helping me with my homework.
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