Meanings
phrase
- informalExpresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.
Origin
From a young child's growing ability to ride a bicycle without the handlebars. Popularized and perhaps coined in a 1937 cartoon.
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APA
look Ma, no hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20Ma%2C%20no%20hands
MLA
“look Ma, no hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20Ma%2C%20no%20hands. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look Ma, no hands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20Ma%2C%20no%20hands.
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