hand in hand

See also Hand in Hand

English

Alternative forms

• hand-in-hand

Etymology

hand + in + hand

Adverb

hand in hand (comparative more hand in hand, superlative most hand in hand)

1. Holding or clasping hands.

   The couple strolled down the sidewalk, hand in hand.

2. (idiomatic) Naturally, ordinarily or predictably together; commonly having a correlation or relationship.

   The tendency to follow trends and explore one's sense of self goes hand in hand with being a teenager.

See also

• arm in arm

Translations

holding or clasping hands

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 手拉手地 (cmn) (shǒu lāshǒu de), 攜手地 (cmn), 携手地 (cmn) (xiéshǒu de, xīshǒu de)

• Dutch: hand in hand (nl)
• Finnish: käsi kädessä (fi)
• French: main dans la main (fr)
• German: Hand in Hand (de)

• Hungarian: kéz a kézben (hu), kézen fogva (hu)
• Japanese: 手をつないで (ja) (てをつないで, te o tsunaide)
• Latin: iunctis manibus (la)
• Portuguese: de mãos dadas (pt)
• Russian: рука об руку (ru) (ruká ób ruku)
• Turkish: el ele (tr)

naturally together

• Finnish: käsi kädessä (fi)
• German: Hand in Hand (de)

• Russian: рука об руку (ru) (ruká ób ruku)