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put one's hand up

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To raise one's hand (various senses).
  2. To confess or admit (to something).
    colloquial

Equivalents

Deutschmelden

Examples

“OK, I'll put⟳ my hand up to stealing the car, but not to robbing the off-licence.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

put one's hands on put one's hands together put one's hands up put one's head above the parapet put one's head in the sand put one's heart in

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