How to Pronounce "lift a hand"
expression
LIFT-uh-HAND
LIFT-a-HAND
Definition
To help, especially by offering practical or physical assistance. It is often used in the negative ('not lift a hand') to emphasize when someone does not help at all.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫɪft/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhænd
British English
lˈɪft/ /æɪ/ /hˈænd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIFT-uh-HAND
UK
LIFT-a-HAND
Listen in Context
He didn't lift a hand to help me move the boxes.
She always lifts a hand when someone needs help.
Nobody in the group lifted a hand to clean up.
Everyone stood around and watched, but no one lifted a hand to help.