Replace the phrases in bold with one of the given idiomatic phrases. Press "Check" to check your answers. Press "Hint" if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints.
at hand second hand on all hands lend a hand hand to hand on hand had a hand out of hand by hand
The letter from the President was passed from one person to another and read by everybody.
We found a taxi very quickly and so we arrived at the station with about a quarter of an hour to spare.
The police were suspicious; it appeared that more than one person had taken part in the robery although no one else had been seen near the bank that night.
We are rather lucky; we have all the necessary shops close to where we live.
You must be very careful when you buy a car that is not new.
With an inefficient teacher, even a good class can get quickly into a state of disorder.
Because the postal service was not available, we asked if the papers could be delivered personally.
I have heard that same rumour repeated by many different sorts of people.
There was so much disorder in the village after the flood that everybody had to help in putting things straight.