by the hand
idiom
: by holding someone's hand
I took him by the hand and led him through the crowd.
—sometimes used figurativelyYou can't expect me to lead you by the hand through every difficult situation.
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When his halting 90-minute debate debut was over, his wife took him by the hand, escorting him gingerly offstage.
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Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
In the first photo, Chicago leads Khloé Kardashian's son Tatum, 19 months, by the hand as the two walk up a sandy bank.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Material discrimination was tested by asking the participant to identify the material grasped by the hand, whether copper, glass, or plastic, using only temperature differentiation as a guide.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
And that’s already kind of the point: Thinking happens in the mind, by the hand, with a tool—and, by extension, with the help of others.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
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Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
In the first photo, Chicago leads Khloé Kardashian's son Tatum, 19 months, by the hand as the two walk up a sandy bank.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Material discrimination was tested by asking the participant to identify the material grasped by the hand, whether copper, glass, or plastic, using only temperature differentiation as a guide.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
And that’s already kind of the point: Thinking happens in the mind, by the hand, with a tool—and, by extension, with the help of others.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for by the hand
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“By the hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20hand. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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