| Contar con los dedos de la mano | | To count on the fingers of one hand |
| Traerse algo entre manos | | To be up to something |
| Tener un agujero en la mano | | To have money burn a hole in one's pocket (to be a spendthrift) |
| Lavarse las manos | | To wash one's hands of something (to decline responsibilty for something) |
| Ser un manirroto | | To be a spendthrift (masc.) |
| Ser una manirrota | | To be a spendthrift (fem.) |
| Poner la mano en el fuego | | To put one's hand in the fire |
| Tener la mano muy larga | | To be light-fingered |
| Tirar la piedra y esconder la mano | | To be two-faced [say (or do) one thing and do (or say) another] |
| Írsele la mano a alguien | | To be light-fingered (steal something) or to get physical (fight) |
| Írsele a alguien algo de las manos | | To lose control |
| Pillar con las manos en la masa | | To catch red-handed |
| Tener a mano | | To have something at one's fingertips |
| Echar una mano | | To lend a hand |
| Tener mano izquierda | | To have a deft touch |
| Ser de segunda mano | | To be second hand |
| Ponerse en manos de alguien | | To place oneself in someone's hands |
| Llegar a las manos | | To come to blows |
| Mano a mano | | Together, side by side |
| Ser la mano derecha de alguien | | To be someone's right-hand |
| Pedir la mano de alguien | | To ask for someone's hand (in marriage) |
| Tener a alguien comiendo de la mano | | To have someone eating from the palm of your hand |
| Escribir a mano | | To write by hand |
| Ser de primera mano | | To be first-hand (knowledge) |
| Con la mano en la cintura | | Effortlessly |
| Al alcance de la mano | | Close at hand, close by |
Írsele la mano a alguien
How do you use the above expression ,how is it conjugated? For example, how would I say " the situation got out of hand " ? Where does "alguien" come into it? Thank you
Írsele la mano a alguien
How do you use the above expression ,how is it conjugated? For example, how would I say " the situation got out of hand " ? Where does "alguien" come into it? Thank you
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