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had one's hand out

had one's hand out is the simple past and past participle of have one's hand out.

Meaning of have one's hand out

Verb

have one's hand out (third-person singular simple present has one's hand out, present participle having one's hand out, simple past and past participle had one's hand out)

  1. (idiomatic) To request benefits, especially monetary ones and especially if not entitled to them.
    • Whenever there was an appropriations bill, he always had his hand out for his guys.

Questions about had one's hand out

What is had one's hand out the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's hand out is the simple past and past participle of have one's hand out.

Words near had one's hand out in the dictionary

  1. had one's fingers in many pies
  2. had one's fingers in the till
  3. had one's fingers on the pulse
  4. had one's guard up
  5. had one's hand in the till
  6. had one's hand out
  7. had one's handful
  8. had one's hands full
  9. had one's head read
  10. had one's head up one's ass
  11. had one's heart in

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