## [Handy expressions](/en/quiz/handy-expressions-eng) We use our hands in so many ways—to manipulate our physical environment, to express ourselves, to make contact with others. Not surprising, then, that hands have made their way into countless expressions. Try your hand at figuring out which meaning goes with each expression. 1. do something with one hand tied behind one’s backkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 2. do something hand over fistkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 3. play into someone’s handskeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 4. be putty in someone’s handskeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 5. decide that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 6. wait on someone hand and footkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 7. have one’s hands fullkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 8. hand over the reinskeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 9. work hand in handkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage 10. have one hand tied behind one’s backkeep what you have rather than risk it for something better give someone an advantage be too easily influenced by someone else relinquish control be fully occupied work closely with someone or something else attend to someone’s every need do something easily do something very rapidly be at a significant disadvantage