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with both hands

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Willingly; readily.
    idiomatic
  2. William Shakespeare, editing and notes by Brian Gibbons (2006), Measure For Measure, page 45: “Escalus calls on Lucio to help when 'Lodowick' seems to resist, and Lucio takes the opportunity with both hands for a physical assault.”
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.

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CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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with child with closed doors with difficulty with dispatch with due respect with every bone in one's body

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