with both hands
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) Willingly; readily.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.
Usage notes[edit]
Most often used in the constructions grab with both hands and take with both hands.
Quotations[edit]
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.”