with both hands
English edit
Pronunciation edit
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Prepositional phrase edit
- (idiomatic) Willingly; readily.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.
Usage notes edit
Most often used in the constructions grab with both hands and take with both hands.
Quotations edit
William Shakespeare, editing and notes by Brian Gibbons (2006) Measure For Measure, page 45: “Escalus calls on Lucio to help when 'Lodowick' seems to resist, and Lucio takes the opportunity with both hands for a physical assault.”