lend a hand

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to help sb with sth

   But I have some friends who might be able to lend a hand.

   The rest of you can lend a hand to keep our city from falling apart.

In the movies · 7

• Every business must lend a helping hand, Mr. Wyatt.Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
• But I have some friends who might be able to lend a hand.My Fellow Americans1996
• Oh, oh, lend me a hand, boy.The Sword in the Stone1963
• He asked me to lend a hand.Road House2024
• Everybody lends a hand.The Way Way Back2013
• The rest of you can lend a hand to keep our city from falling apart.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 22013
• Lend your hand to the work that yet remains...Gangs of New York2002
• Lend him a hand. Get him.The Ladykillers1955

Learn it in full scenes

• Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
  • Dagny Defies James Over Rearden Metal
  • Dagny and Rearden's Metal Deal
  • Rearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift
• My Fellow Americans1996
  • Golf Talk Turns Awkward
  • The Missing Appointment Log
  • Tanner Summons the Presidents
• The Way Way Back2013
  • Trent Rates Duncan a Three
  • Betty Welcomes the New Neighbors
  • Dinner at Trent's Beach House

From the same entry

• lend colour to
• lend an ear
• lend your name to
• lend support, weight, credence, to
• give a helping hand
• lend itself to

More idioms

• ups and downs
• by far
• in over your head
• i bet
• a step at a time
• feel sick
• the good old days
• day after day
• have your hands full
• for nothing
• any luck
• speak your mind