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has one's hand out

has one's hand out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's hand out

What is has one's hand out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's hand out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's hand out.

Words near has one's hand out in the dictionary

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

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