- strengthen sb's hand
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A deal with JFK airport would strengthen our hand in winning more overseas contracts.
Main Entry: ↑strengthen
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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strengthen someone's hand (or hands) — enable a person to act more effectively. → strengthen … English new terms dictionary
strengthen someone's hand — (or hands) enable or encourage a person to act more vigorously or effectively … Useful english dictionary
strengthen — strength‧en [ˈstreŋθn, ˈstrenθn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] ECONOMICS if a currency strengthens, or something strengthens it, the currency increases in value: • The Singapore dollar has gradually strengthened against the pound and the… … Financial and business terms
hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… … English World dictionary
hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 … Universalium
strengthen — [ strɛŋθ(ə)n, ŋkθ(ə)n] verb make or become stronger. Phrases strengthen someone s hand (or hands) enable a person to act more effectively. Derivatives strengthener noun … English new terms dictionary
Hand in Hand (Tamil Nadu) — Hand in Hand is an Indian public charitable trust registered in the year 2002 with an initial focus on child labour elimination, education, and the empowerment of women. The organisation has been in operation since 1988, initially working in… … Wikipedia
hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani … Collocations dictionary
strengthen — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, enormously, greatly, significantly, substantially ▪ The success in the election strengthened the party s position considerably. ▪ further … Collocations dictionary
strengthen — strength|en W3 [ˈstreŋθən, ˈstrenθən] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling/belief/relationship)¦ 2¦(team/army etc)¦ 3¦(financial situation)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5¦(body/structure)¦ 6¦(proof/reason)¦ 7¦(wind/current)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FEELING/BELIEF/RELATIONSHIP)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
