with both hands

prepositional phrase

Willingly; readily.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticWillingly; readily.
  2. 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.”
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.

Translations

Spanish a manteniente (disused)
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APA

with both hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20both%20hands

MLA

“with both hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20both%20hands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “with both hands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20both%20hands.

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