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look Ma, no hands

look Ma, no hands phrase: expresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.

Phrase

look Ma, no hands

  1. (informal) Expresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.

Origin of look Ma, no hands

From a young child's growing ability to ride a bicycle without the handlebars. Popularized and perhaps coined in a 1937 cartoon.

Questions about look Ma, no hands

What does look Ma, no hands mean?
Look Ma, no hands means expresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.
What part of speech is look Ma, no hands?
Look Ma, no hands is a phrase.

Words near look Ma, no hands in the dictionary

  1. look like something the cat dragged in
  2. look like something the cat's dragged in
  3. look like who did it and ran
  4. look like who did it and ran away
  5. look lively
  6. look Ma, no hands
  7. look off
  8. look on
  9. look on as
  10. look on the black side
  11. look on the bright side

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