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on the gripping hand

on the gripping hand prepositional phrase: from a third point of view.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, sequence, slang) from a third point of view
    • But, there is no previously unseen "far side" of Mars. It shows us all of itself.¶ On the other hand, the crew of the Kilroy would probably be able to see the back of the moon after the got past its orbit on their way to Mars.¶ On the gripping hand, by the time there was a flight to Mars, one would...1994 October 26, Michael Stemper, “Re: Dated Science Fiction”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <CyAHDA.tq6@empros.com>
    • Not all of us are protected by having common names or by having rare names which are all but impossible to remember or spell correctly.¶ However, I haven't seen evidence that such protection is especially necessary. On the gripping hand, con badges with nicknames seems like a low-risk way of making...2001 September 8, Nancy Lebovitz, “Re: Notes on a Worldcon”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <9ndq8v$235@netaxs.com>

on the gripping hand meaning in Bengali

on the gripping hand in Bengali

একটি তৃতীয় দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে

Examples of on the gripping hand in a sentence

  • On the gripping hand, con badges with nicknames seems like a low-risk way of making some people more comfortable.2001 September 8, Nancy Lebovitz, “Re: Notes on a Worldcon”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <9ndq8v$235@netaxs.com>:
  • On the gripping hand we didn't have to use it ourselves, so that was alright.2014, Sarah McGee, The Thin Ice, →ISBN, page 13:

Origin of on the gripping hand

From the 1993 novel The Gripping Hand, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, in which three-armed aliens use the phrase in a way akin to "on the other hand".

Questions about on the gripping hand

What does on the gripping hand mean?
On the gripping hand means from a third point of view.
What is on the gripping hand in Bengali?
On the gripping hand in Bengali is একটি তৃতীয় দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে. See On the gripping hand meaning in Bengali.
How do you use on the gripping hand in a sentence?
On the gripping hand, con badges with nicknames seems like a low-risk way of making some people more comfortable.
What part of speech is on the gripping hand?
On the gripping hand is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the gripping hand in the dictionary

  1. on the full
  2. on the game
  3. on the go
  4. on the grid
  5. on the gridiron
  6. on the gripping hand
  7. on the grog
  8. on the ground
  9. on the half hour
  10. on the heels of
  11. on the high rope

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: on the gripping hand (page history and authors); on the gripping hand (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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