idiom
lend a hand
LEND uh HAND
lɛnd ə hændListen
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Syllable breakdown
lendahand
Dictionary meaning
give practical assistance to someone who needs help; provide physical, logistical, or emotional support; the image is of literally extending one's hand to help lift, carry, or stabilise something together with another person; one of the oldest and most universal expressions of cooperative human behaviour, lending a hand implies willingness to give time and effort without expectation of immediate return
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