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lay hands on

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Verb1.lay hands on - manage with the hands
manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it


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The exhibition they make of their feelings is not a touching sight, yet it shows how deeply they have been touched, how deeply their purses have been touched, for to lay hands on their purses is to lay hands on their souls.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
And we've lost three out of four of 'em, and have still to lay hands on the gold
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Alexey Alexandrovitch had perceived this at once on entering office, and would have liked to lay hands on the Board of Irrigation.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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