raise a hand against

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to hit or threaten to hit sb

   He's my shield, see? He won't raise a hand to his father.

In the movies · 1

• He's my shield, see? He won't raise a hand to his father.Night and the City1950

Learn it in full scenes

• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules

From the same entry

• raise the bar
• raise your eyebrows
• raise your glass
• raise hell
• raise the roof
• raise spirits
• raise the ante
• make hackles rise
• not lift a finger
• raise your sights
• raise the temperature
• raise to