Synonym: at issue, in dispute(p), in hand(p), in question(p), under consideration(p). Similar words: hand in hand, in half, on hand, enhance, inherit, inherent, hand, than. Meaning: adj. 1. accessible at the present time 2. now in consideration or under discussion. adv. under control.
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31. We have the situation well in hand.
32. Those dreadful children need to be taken in hand.
33. They are dancing hand in hand.
34. He stood before his father with cap in hand.
35. They walked hand in hand along the path.
36. Great wealth often goes hand in hand with meanness.
37. I still have some money in hand.
38. Poverty and poor health often go hand in hand.
39. They walked hand in hand in silence up the path.
40. Our officers have to concentrate 100 per cent on the task in hand.
41. The Olympic organisers say that matters are well in hand.
42. Your remarks do not bear on the matter in hand.
43. We have still an hour in hand before the train leaves.
44. Let's concentrate on the matter in hand for now, and leave other issues till later.
45. They say that genius often goes hand in hand with madness.
46. Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies.
47. Wales are three points behind Romania in the group but have a game in hand.
48. There's no way he'll go cap in hand to his brother.
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49. Preparations are now in hand to close half the factories.
50. We need to concentrate on the matter in hand .
51. In his concentration on the job in hand, John allowed his normal vigilance to slip.
52. We managed to redecorate the house and still have some savings in hand.
53. Even after thirty years living in the country, I fear I am not a proper countryman. I don't farm for a living or go tramping across drenched fields, gun in hand.
54. Do these figures have any bearing on the matter in hand?
55. The work is in hand and will soon be completed.
56. She completed the first part of the exam with over an hour in hand.
57. I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.
58. What he said has no direct relevance to the matter in hand.
59. Elderly people should receive a heating allowance every winter, instead of having to go cap in hand to the government.
60. He offered to help, but she assured him she had things in hand.
More similar words: hand in hand, in half, on hand, enhance, inherit, inherent, hand, than, hand in, hand out, hand on, by hand, at hand, thank, hang on, hand down, hang up, chance, handful, change, thanks, channel, other than, hand over, handsome, rather than, elephant, by chance, handcuffs, mechanic.