英和和英

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名詞

1

The hand

用例

• 右の手、左の手
  the right hand―the left hand

• 手の指
  the fingers
• 手の平
  the flat of the hand―the palm
• 手の甲
  the back of the hand
• 手の裏
  the palm of the hand
• 手の裏を返すよう
  It is like turning a hand.
• 手の裏を返すような浮薄
  weathercock-like faithlessness
• 手の筋
  the lines of the palm
• 手の筋を見る
  to tell fortunes by the lines of the palm―read one's hand
• お手の筋
  You have guessed right―hit it―hit the right nail on the head.
• 手を出す
  to hold out one's hand―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 彼はくれと言って（もっとくれと言って）手を出した
  He held out his hand for some―held out his hand for more.
• 手を上げる
  to raise one's hand―hold up one's hand―show one's hand
• 賛成な人は手を上げて
  Let those who are in favour of the proposition, hold up their hands!―show their hands!
• （抵抗せぬというしるしに）両手を上げて
  Hands up!
• （仰天して）両手を振り上げた
  He threw up his hands―flung up his hands―in astonishment.
• 手を伸ばす
  to reach one's hand―stretch a hand―make a long arm
• 手を伸ばして花を取ろうとする
  to reach at a flower
• 手を伸ばして人の時計を取ろうとする
  to reach for a watch
• 手を伸ばして人に物を渡す
  to reach one anything
• （獲物は）手を伸ばせば取れる
  The prize is within my grasp.
• 手を拍つ
  to clap one's hands―（は拍手、人を呼ぶためなら）―clap hands
• 皆手を拍って賞めた
  They clapped their hands in applause.
• ご用の節はお手を鳴らして下さい
  When you want me, please clap hands.
• お手が鳴る
  There is a clapping of hands―a handclap.
• 手を打って約束をきめる
  to strike hands （on a bargain）―strike a bargain―close a bargain
• 手を振る
  to wave one's hand
• 手をもむ
  to rub one's hands
• 手をもみしぼる
  to wring one's hands
• 手を洗う
  to wash one's hands
• （人の）手を握る
  to grasp one's hand―（握手なら）―shake hands with one―shake one by the hand
• 人の手を取る
  to take one by the hand
• 彼はやにわに僕の手を取って引張った
  He seized me by the hand and pulled me.
• 人の手を引く
  to lead one by the hand
• 彼は僕の肩に手を掛けた
  He laid his hand on my shoulder.
• 手を貸す
  to lend one a hand―lend one a helping hand―lend one assistance
• 手を控える
  to stay one's hand―hold one's hand
• 手を合わせる
  to fold one's hands
• （この通り）手を合わして頼む（に相当するは）
  On knees I implore.
• 手を突く
  to put one's hands on the ground
• 手を突いて謝まれ（に相当するは）
  Beg pardon on your knees!
  Down on your knees!
• 手に本を携えて庭を散歩しておった
  He was walking in the garden with a book in his hand―book in hand.
• 手に取る
  to take anything in one's hand―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 手に取らぬうちは不安心
  You can not be easy in your mind before the thing is secure in your hand.
• 手に手を取って歩く
  They walk hand in hand.
• 人の手に渡す
  to give anything into one's hand―hand over anything to one
• その品が人の手に渡った
  The article passed into other hands.
• 手から手に伝わった
  It passed from hand to hand.
• 手を触るべからず
  Hands off!―（は米、英は）―The visitor is requested not to touch the articles.
• 手を経る
  to pass through one's hands―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 彼の手を経る金は少々の金ではない
  Large sums of money pass through his hands.
• 手を縛る
  to tie one's hands
• 手を縛られる
  to have one's hands tied
• 手を縛らぬ
  to give one a free hand―leave one a free hand
• 手が荒れる
  A hand roughens
  A hand chaps.
• 手にひびを切らす
  to get one's hands chapped
• 手に霜焼けができる
  to get one's hands frost-bitten
• 手が震える
  My hands shake
  My hands are unsteady.
• 手が震えて書けぬ
  I can not write, my hands shake so.
• 何かするのに手が震えない（仕損じが無い）
  to do anything with a steady hand―with a firm hand
• 手が利く
  to be clever with one's hand
• 手が不器用だ
  She has two left hands
  Her fingers are all thumbs.
• 手をかざす
  to shade one's eyes with one's hand
• 火に手をかざす
  to warm one's hands over the fire
• 男の手で育てる
  to bring up a child by a man's hand
• 女の手一つで育てる
  to bring up a child by the single hand of a woman
• 手に唾する
  to spit on one's hand―brace oneself for a task
• 宝の山に入りて手を空しうして帰る
  to enter a trasure-mountain and return with empty hands―return empty-handed from a treasure-mountain
• 飼主の手を咬む犬だ
  He is a mean hound who bites the hand that feeds him―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• この品は手でこしらえるのだ
  These articles are made by hand.
• 手でこしらえた品物
  hand-made goods

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 手を焼く（原意、転意共）
  to burn one's fingers

• あの男の世話をして手を焼いている
  I have burned my fingers in trying to help that man.
• 手を切る
  to cut one's fingers―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 深く手を切る
  to cut one's finger to the bone
• 手を吹いて温める
  to blow one's fingers
• 手で触って見る
  to feel anything with one's fingers
• 手を拱く、手を束ねる
  to fold one's arms
• 手を拱いて傍観する、手を束ねて傍観する
  to look on with folded arms―remain a mere spectator―remain an idle spectator―remain an unconcerned spectator
• 手を広げる
  to open one's arms―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 彼は手を取らぬばかりに僕を迎えた
  He welcomed me with open arms.
• 手を振って歩く
  He swings his arms as he goes.
• 自分の手を握る（拳骨をこしらえる）
  to clench one's fist―double one's fist―shut one's fist
• 手が届く
  to be within one's grasp―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）
• 手の届く花は無い
  There are no flowers within my reach.
• 花は有っても手が届かぬ
  The flowers are out of my reach.

2

（＝人手） a hand; a man

用例

• 手が足らぬ（手不足）
  We are short of hands―short-handed.

• 手が揃っている（手揃いだ）
  We have a full number of hands
  We are full-handed.
• 手を配る（手配りする）
  to dispose one's men
• 手を分ける（手分けする）
  to form parties
• 手を分けて（迷子を）捜した
  We formed search-parties―sent out search-parties.

3

（＝手跡） a hand; handwriting; penmanship

用例

• 手が好い、手が悪い
  to write a good hand―write a poor hand

• 鮮やかな手だ
  He writes a beautiful hand.
• この手紙は手が違う
  This letter is in a different handwriting.
• 手を違えて書いてある
  It is written in a disguised hand.
• 手が上がる
  to improve in one's penmanship
• 口も八丁手も八丁
  He speaks and writes with equal facility.

4

（＝把手） a handle

• 急須の手
  the handle of a tea-pot

5

（＝手段） means

用例

• 手を尽す
  to try all means

• 百方手を尽した
  I have tried all possible means―tried every means in my power―left no means untried―left no stones unturned.
• 手を換える
  to resort to other means
• 手を換え品を換えて説いた
  I tried to persuade him by every possible means―by every conceivable means.

6

（＝手管） an art

• 手の有る女だ
  She is an artful woman―a designing woman.

7

（＝相撲の手） a trick; a chip

用例

• あの相撲は手が無いから力ずくで勝つのだ
  That wrestler knows no tricks, and only wins by sheer strength.

• 四十八手裏表
  all the chips and counter-chips―all the mysteries of wrestling

8

（＝将棋の手） a move

用例

• 一手差す
  to make a move

• もう二三手で勝つところだった
  I should have won in two or three moves.

9

（＝勝負事の手） a hand; card

用例

• 手が好い、手が悪い
  to have a good hand―a bad hand

• （計略で）相手の手を見る
  to force one's hand
• 手を見られる
  to show one's cards
• 手が尽きた
  I have played my last card.
• 奥の手
  a trump-card―one's best cards―one's last resort―one's last resource
• 奥の手が有る
  to hold trumps in one's hands―have a card up one's sleeve
• 奥の手を出す
  to play one's trumps―play one's best cards
• 逃げるが一の手
  “Discretion is the better part of valour.”【イディオム・格言的】

10

（＝だます手） a trick; a game; a trap; a snare

用例

• 田舎者は往々あの手でだまされる
  Country-people are often imposed upon by that trick.

• その手で俺をだます気か
  Is that your little game?
  So that's your little game.
• またもその手でだます気か
  Are you at that game again?―at the same old game?
• その手は食わぬ（その手は桑名の焼き蛤）
  That game won't do with me!
  That cock won't fight!
• どんなばかでも同じ手を二度は食わぬ
  “It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 手に乗る
  to fall into a snare―walk into a trap

11

（＝手練） skill; performance

用例

• 手を尽す
  to exhaust one's skill

• お手の内
  one's skill―one's performance
• あっぱれなお手の内
  Your performance does you credit
  You have acquitted yourself to your credit.
• お手の内拝見
  Shall we have a game?
• お手の物
  one's forte
• 先生はシェークスピアがおてのものだ
  Shakespeare is his forte
  Shakespeare is in his line
  He has Shakespeare at his fingers' ends.
• 手が上がる
  to improve in one's skill
• 手が下がる
  to fall off in one's skill―get out of practice
• 手が下がらないように始終稽古する
  I practise constantly to keep my hands in.
• 彼は手に入っている
  He is a good hand at the game.

12

（＝労） labour; care

用例

• 手のかかる仕事
  laborious work

• この仕事は手がかかる
  The work costs much labour.
• 手の込んだ細工
  elaborate workmanship
• 手を抜く
  to do careless work―slight one's work―scamp one's work―fudge one's work
• 手を抜いた仕事
  careless work

13

（＝種類） a kind; a line

• この手の品がまだありますか
  Have you more of this line of goods?

14

（＝方向） a direction; a hand

用例

• 右手に
  on the right-hand side―to the right

• 左手に
  on the left-hand side―to the left
• 上手に、下手
  up―down

15

用例

• 火の手
  a tongue of fire

• 火の手が上がる
  A tongue of fire shoots up.
• 火の手が盛んだ
  The fire is raging.
• けんかの火の手が盛んだ
  Words are running high.

16

〈熟語〉

ａ

（手が）

用例

• 手が好い
  （手跡なら） to write a good hand―（歌留多なら）―have a good hand

• 手が悪い
  （手跡なら） to write a poor hand―（歌留多なら）―have a bad hand
• 手が早い
  to be quick in action
• 手が長い
  to be light-fingered―His fingers are lime-twigs
• 手が届く、手が届かぬ
  to be within one's reach―out of one's reach
• 花は有っても手が届かぬ
  The flowers are out of my reach.
• もう五十に手が届く
  He is close upon fifty.
• 手がふさがっている
  My hands are full
  I have my hands full
  My time is taken up
  I am engaged
  I am busy.
• 授業やら著述やらで手がいっぱいだ
  My time is wholly taken up with teaching and writing
  What with teaching, what with writing, my time is wholly taken up.
• 手が明いていますか
  Are you disengaged?―free?―at leisure?
• じきに手が明きます
  I shall be free―at leisure―at your service―in a minute.
• 今ちょっと手が明けられません
  I am engaged just now.
• ちょっと手が明けられませんか
  Can't you spare me five minutes?
• この菓子を見ると手が出る
  People will help themselves to this cake.
• 喉から手が出そうだ
  He is licking his chaps.
• よく手がまわる
  They attend to everything―leave nothing undone.
• あの旅館ではよく手がまわる
  They are attentive to the guests at that hotel.
• 忙しくて手がまわらぬ
  Things are left undone owing to pressure of business
  We are hampered by press of business.
• そこまでは手がまわらぬ
  We cannot attend to such details.
• もう手がまわっている
  We are watched.
• 後へ手がまわる
  to be arrested―be apprehended
• 資本に手が付いた
  We have touched the capital―broken in upon the capital.
• 資本に手が付かぬ
  The capital is （left） intact.
• お手が付いた
  He has had connection with her
  She is his mistress.
• あの男は手が付けられぬ
  I do not know what to do with him
  I can do nothing with him.
• ばかで手が付けられぬ
  He is a desperate fool―an egregious ass.
• 生意気で手が付けられぬ
  He is too conceited for anything―conceited enough for everybody.
• この仕事は手がかかる
  The work costs much labour
  It is laborious work.
• 細工は手が込んでいる
  The workmanship is elaborate.
• どうにもこうにも手が出ない
  I can manage it nohow
  I am helpless.
• 相手が天下の富豪だから手が出ない
  We are helpless against a millionaire.
• 当局者も手が出ない
  The authorities are powerless to interfere.
• この値段じゃ手が出ない
  We are powerless to bid at such a price―the price is paralyzing.
• ばくち宿へ手が入った
  A raid was made on a gambling-den
  A gambling-den was raided by the police.
• 手が上がる
  to improve in one's skill
• 手が下がる
  to fall off in one's skill―get out of practice
• 手が下がらないように始終稽古する
  I practise constantly to keep my hands in.
• 手が曲る
  to incur divine judgment
• お手が鳴る
  There is a handclap.
• つい手が触り足が触り
  Chance joined us together.

ｂ

（手も）

用例

• 手も無く
  without any trouble

• 手も無くできた
  It was done without any trouble at all―with the greatest ease.
• 蛙味か、手も無く魚さ
  Frogs taste just like fish.
• 僕にゃ手も足も出ない
  I can manage it nohow
  I am helpless.
• 相手が天下の富豪だから手も足も出ない
  We are helpless against a millionaire.
• この値段じゃ手も足もでない
  We are powerless to bid at such a price
  The price is paralyzing.

ｃ

（手に）

用例

• 電報を手にした
  I received a telegram.

• 本を手にして庭を散歩していた
  He was walking in the garden with a book in his hand―book in hand.
• この論文は彼の手に成っている
  The essay was written by him.
• 手に入れる
  to get―obtain―secure―win―come by―possess oneself of―come into possession of―anything
• 安く手に入れた
  I got it cheap.
• 好い先生を手に入れた
  I have secured （the services of） a good teacher.
• どうかしてあの地位を手に入れたい
  I am desirous to secure that position.
• この金はどうして手に入れたか
  How did you come by this money?
• 女を手に入れる
  to win a girl
• 宿屋の主人が旅人の所持金を手に入れようとした
  The landlord attempted to possess himself of the the money in the traveller's possession.
• 手に入る
  to come into possession
• 珍書が手に入った
  A rare volume has come into my possession.
• こんな品がどうしてお手に入りましたか
  How did the article come into your possession?
• この本は値段が安いから学生の手に入る
  The cheapness of the price places the book within the reach of the student.
• 値段が高いから学生の手に入らぬ
  The dearness of the price places it beyond the reach of the student.
• 彼はこの遊戯は手に入ったものだ
  He is a good hand at the game.
• 手に落ちる
  to fall into one's hands
• 二百三高地我が手に落ちて旅順の運命は旦夕に迫った
  When the 203-Metre Heights fell into our hands, the days of Port Arthur were numbered.
• 一等賞は誰の手に落ちたか
  Into whose hands did the first prize fall?
  Who carried off the first prize?
• 手に掛かる
  to die by one's hand
• 彼は敵の手にかかって死んだ
  He fell by the hand of his enemy.
• あの男の手にかかったら大変だ
  It would be death to fall into his hands―to place yourself in his power.
• 高利貸の手にかかった
  I fell into the clutches of a usurer.
• 悪者どもの手にかかって所持品をまき上げられた
  I fell among thieves, and was done out of my possessions.
• どんな可愛い子でもいつか他人の手にかかる
  Your dearest child must, in time, be handed over to the tender mercies of a stranger.
• 手に掛ける
  to kill by one's hand
• 人を手に掛けて殺す
  to kill a man by one's own hand
• 手にかけて育てる
  to bring up a child by the hand
• 手にかけて教える
  to teach a child oneself
• 手に取る
  to take anything in one's hand―examine an article―look over an article
• 品物を一々手に取って見たわけではない
  I did not look over the articles one by one.
• 手に取るような事実
  a palpable fact
  a tangible fact
• 手に取るように見える
  It is distinctly visible.
• 手に取るように聞こえる
  It is distinctly audible.
• 手に取るように想像する
  to have a vivid imagination
• 手に余る、手に合わぬ、手におえぬ
  to be too much for one―beyond one's control
• 子どもらが手におえない
  The boys are beyond my control―getting beyond control―getting out of hand.
• 子どもらは老人の手におえなくなった
  The old man finds his boys getting out of hand.
• 手におえない奴だ
  He is too much for me―one too many for me―an ugly customer―an awkward customer.
• 相手が手におえない
  I have caught a Tartar.
• 仕事が手に余る
  The task is beyond my capacity.
• 手に汗を握って勝負を眺めておった
  We watched the contest with breathless interest―with bated breath.
• 手に乗る
  to fall into a snare―walk into a trap
• その手にゃ乗らぬ
  The game won't do with me!
  That cock won't fight!
• 仕事が手につかない
  I can not go about my work.
• 恋すると仕事が手につかぬ
  Love will not let you go about your work.
• 沖で艪橈が手につかぬ
  I can not work the ship at sea.
• 手に手に得物を携えていた
  They were each armed with some weapon that came ready to hand.

ｄ

（手の）

用例

• 手の届く花は無い
  There are no flowers within my reach.

• 彼の説明はかゆいところに手の届くようだ
  His explanations are to the point.
• あの女はかゆいところへ手の届くようだ
  She anticipates your wants.
• あの旅館の客扱いはかゆいところへ手の届くようだ
  The hotel leaves nothing to be desired in the way of attentions.
• かゆいところへ手の届かぬ思い
  I can not get at the exact meaning of the passage
  I can not come at the exact truth of the matter.
• 手の掛かる仕事
  a laborious task
• 手の込んだ細工
  elaborate workmanship
• 手のつけようが無い
  I do not know where to begin.
• 手のつけようの無い奴だ
  I do not know what to do with him
  I can do nothing with him.
• 消防隊も手のつけようが無かった
  The fire-brigade could do nothing with the conflagration.
• 火事は手のつけようがなかった
  The fire was beyond control.
• 手のつけようの無いばか者だ
  He is a desperate fool―an egregious ass.
• 手のつけようの無い生意気者だ
  He is too conceited for anything―conceited enough for everybody.
• 手の下しようが無い
  I can do nothing.
• 手の切れそうな札
  a crisp bank-note
• 手の舞い足の踏む所を知らず
  One is transported with joy―in a transport of joy―in an agony of joy―in raptures―in ecstasies.
• お手の筋
  You have guessed right―hit it―hit the right nail on the head.
• お手の物
  one's forte
• 先生はシェークスピアがお手の物だ
  Shakespeare is his forte
  Shakespeare is in his line
  He has Shakespeare at his fingers' ends.
• 成功はお手の物だ
  Success is yours
  You have the ball at your feet.
• お手の内
  one's skill―one's performance
• あっぱれなお手の内
  Your performance does you credit
  You have acquitted yourself to your credit.
• お手の内拝見
  Will you have a game?
• お手の内拝見と出た
  I challenged him to a game.

ｅ

（手を）

用例

• 手を出す
  to attempt―meddle with―concern oneself with―anything

• 彼は何でも彼でも手を出す
  He meddles with everything―pokes his nose into everything―has a finger in every pie.
• いろいろなことに手を出し過ぎる
  He has too many irons in the fire.
• 僕は哲学のようなむずかしいものには手を出さぬ
  I do not meddle with such deep things as philosophy.
• 政治には手を出さぬ
  I do not meddle with―concern myself with―politics―I stand clear of politics.
• 僕は自信の無いことには手を出さぬ
  I never attempt a task I do not feel myself equal to.
• 皆仕事に恐れをなして手を出さぬ
  Everybody shrinks from the task.
• 女に手を出す
  to make advances to a woman
• どちらから始め手を出したか
  Which was the first to make advances?
• （けんかで）どちらから始め手を出したか
  Which side struck the first blow?
  Which side is the aggressor?
• 相場に手を出す
  to dabble in speculation
• 例の用心家だから容易に手を出さない
  He holds back―hangs back―with his usual prudence.
• 互いに容易に手を出さない
  Each waits for the other to attack.
• 手を出すごとに失敗した
  He failed at every turn
  He was driven from pillar to post.
• 手を付ける
  to touch―put one's hand to―anything
• 食物に手を付ける
  to touch food
• 彼は料理に手も付けぬ
  He leaves the dishes untouched.
• 資本に手を付ける
  to touch the capital―break in upon the capital
• 資本に手を付けるな
  Leave the capital untouched
  Leave the capital intact.
• 自信の無い仕事には手を付けぬ
  I never put my hand to any task I do not feel myself equal to.
• 手を付けたら後へは退かれぬ
  “One who puts his hand to the plough, must not look back.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 物事を半途にするくらいならいっそ手を付けぬ方がましだ
  If you do things by halves, you had better leave them alone.
• （この娘は俺の預かり物だから）お前達に手を付けさせぬ
  You shall not touch her―touch a hair of her.
• 彼は主人の金に手を付けた
  He made free with his master's money.
• 女に手を付ける
  to have connection with an inferior woman
• あれは彼が手を付けた女だ
  He has had connection with her
  She is his mistress.
• 彼はだらしなく女に手を付ける
  He makes free with any woman.
• 手を放す
  （自分の手なら） to let go one's hold―release one's hold―loose one's hold―（人の手なら）―let go of one's hand―leave hold of one's hand―disengage one's hand―free one's hand
• 手を放せ
  Let go your hold!
  Let go of my hand!
• 手を引く
  to draw back―beg off―cry off―declare off―back out of a scheme―wash one's hands of an affair
• そんな事件はいっさい手を引く
  I wash my bands of the whole affair
  I cry off.
• 皆ご免を蒙ると言って手を引いた
  Everybody excused himself from the task―begged off the task.
• 約束を履行するのがいやになって手を引いた者がある
  Some declared off the engagement.
• 計画は見込みが無いから手を引いた
  I have backed out of the scheme.
• 手を切る
  to cut one's connections with―sever one's connections with―a man or a woman
• 悪縁と手を切る
  to fling off an evil connection
• 手を離れる
  to be off one's hands―out of one's hands
• 仕事が手を離れた（片づいた）
  The work is off my hands.
• 品物は僕の手を離れた
  The article is out of my hands―in other hands.
• 彼は父の手を離れても好い年だ
  He is old enough to be independent of his father.
• 手を打つ、手を叩く
  （拍手なら） to clap one's hands―（人を呼ぶためなら）―clap hands―（約束をきめるためなら）―strike hands （on a bargain）―strike a bargain―close a bargain
• 皆手を打って笑った
  They clapped their hands for joy.
• 手を鳴らしたら来ておくれ
  You must come when I clap hands.
• 手を入れる
  to correct a writing―touch up a composition―retouch a picture―repair a house
• 警察でばくち宿へ手を入れる
  The police raid into―make a raid on―a gambling-den.
• 手を下す
  to lay violent hands on a man―kill a man―murder a man
• 自ら手を下したわけじゃない
  I did not do it myself.
• 手をまわす
  to sent out emissaries―use spies―resort to espionage
• 手をまわして探ってみるとそうでないようだ
  We have spied out that such is not the case.
• 手を広げる
  to extend one's business
• あまり手を広げたのでまとまりがつかなくなった
  His business is so extensive that he can not control it.
• 手を尽す
  to try all means―（は手段、手練なら）―exhaust one's skill
• 百方手を尽した
  I have tried every means in my power―left no means untried―left no stones unturned.
• 手を抜く
  to do careless work―slight one's work―scamp one's work―fudge one's work
• 手を抜いた仕事
  careless work
• 手を抜くようなことは決して致しません
  I never do careless work
  I never slight my work
  I always do my work with scrupulous care.
• 手を配る
  to dispose one's men
• 手を分ける
  to form parties
• 手を分けて捜す
  to form search-parties―send out search-parties
• 手を負う
  to be wounded―sustain a wound
• 手を濡らす
  to get wet
• 手を濡らさずに魚は取れぬ
  There is no catching fish without getting wet.
• 手を濡らさずに手に入った
  I got it without any trouble.
• 手を換え品を換えて説いた
  I tried to persuade him by every possible means―by every conceivable means.
• 手を換え品を換えて同じことを繰り返す
  to ring the changes on anything
• 飼犬に手を噛まれる
  “One who plays with edge-tools will cut himself.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 飼犬に手を噛まれたのだ
  He has played with edge-tools and cut himself.
• 飼犬に手を咬まれしゃんすな
  It is ill playing with edge-tools.
• （朝顔などに）手をやる
  to train a creeping plant
• 手を合わして（頼む）
  On my knees I implore.
• 手を突いて謝れ
  Beg pardon on your knees!
  Down on your knees!