put one's hands on

Definitions

1. To assault.
2. To interfere with.
3. To obtain or find.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, hands.

Examples

“I can't believe⟳ I put⟳ my hands on him like⟳ that. I feel⟳ awful for hitting him.”

“He never physically put⟳ his hands on me though he threatened many times.”

“No, I did not put⟳ my hands on your child.”

“You not supposed to put⟳ your hands on my stuff either You racist bitch!”

““How dare you put⟳ your hands on my things!” she screamed and growled, slapping and scratching at his face⟳, pulling viciously on the collar of his shirt.”

“Well Sergio belongs to me; since you had the balls to put⟳ your hands on my property I figured they had to be pretty big.””

“If he doesn't already own⟳ some helicopters, he's bound to be able to put⟳ his hands on some.””

“Any ideas where I can put⟳ my hands on some new shoes for the front and rear?”

“I would give⟳ a great deal⟳ if I could put⟳ my hands on some of those paintings (now lost) I did at home between the ages of sixteen and seventeen, depictions of “family happiness” in what we might call⟳ the Tolstoyan sense⟳ of the phrase.”

“He had to put⟳ his hands on some money— and soon.”

“He put⟳ his hands on both sides of the wall.”

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