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from hand to hand

from hand to hand adverb: from one individual to another.

Adverb

from hand to hand

  1. (UK, idiomatic) From one individual to another.

Questions about from hand to hand

What does from hand to hand mean?
From hand to hand means from one individual to another.
What part of speech is from hand to hand?
From hand to hand is an adverb.

Words near from hand to hand in the dictionary

  1. from father to son
  2. from first to last
  3. from generation to generation
  4. from goo to you by way of the zoo
  5. from good hands
  6. from hand to hand
  7. from head to toe
  8. from hell
  9. from here on in
  10. from here on out
  11. from here to Sunday

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