bear a hand

verb, intj — 2 senses

bear a hand

verbalso spelled bear-a-hand

1

Nautical, Transport Idiomatic, Imperative To make haste; to help quickly.

Hawkins, neither you nor I are much account at the shooting; we’ll stand by to load and bear a hand.1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
The Old Wife is ready to bear a hand in the work of harvesting.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 7:

Related terms: give a hand

bear-a-hand

intj

1

Nautical, Transport make haste!

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