English · Idiom Historical

to get one's hand in

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To become familiar with the work in hand.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trở nên quen thuộc với công việc

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Hands Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to get one's hand in” mean?

To become familiar with the work in hand.

Is “to get one's hand in” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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