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What did you say? What do you mean?

Hand Lend Give Means Examples Shopping Bags Heavy

Metaphor Lend a hand
Question Meaning What do you mean?
Meaning

  1. To lend (or give) a hand means to help someone.

  2. You can also say someone needs a hand if they need help.
Question Example Examples
Example

  1. “Can someone lend me a hand with these shopping bags please? They are too heavy for me to carry by myself.”

  2. “It looks as if Jim needs a hand with tying his shoelaces. Will you help him please Sally?”

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