[hands down] {adv.}, {informal} 1. Without working hard; easily. * /The Rangers won the game hands down./ 2. Without question or doubt; without any opposition; plainly. * /Johnny was bands […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hands up

[hands up] {informal} Hold up your hands! Put your hands up high and keep them there! - Used as a command. * /The sheriff pointed his gun at the outlaws […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lay one's hands on

[lay one's hands on] or [get one's hands on] {v. phr.} 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. * /If I ever lay my hands on that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Ambrose Bierce

(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

smooth over

[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument […]

so help me

[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]