Example
“The club went cap in hand to local businesses for emergency funding.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
hand in glove
CEFR B2working together in an extremely close and cooperative way
Neutral
force someone's hand
CEFR B2To pressure someone into acting, often sooner than they had planned.
Neutral
win hands down
CEFR B2to win easily, without effort
Informal
sleight of hand
CEFR C1clever and subtle trickery used to mislead people
Neutral
break the ice
CEFR B1To do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking comfortably in an unfamiliar social situation.
Neutral
drop someone a line
CEFR B1to get in touch by sending a short note, message, or email
Neutral
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.