with both hands
English
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Prepositional phrase
edit- (idiomatic) Willingly; readily.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see with, both, hands.
Usage notes
editMost often used in the constructions grab with both hands and take with both hands.
Quotations
editWilliam Shakespeare, editing and notes by Brian Gibbons (2006) Measure For Measure, page 45: “Escalus calls on Lucio to help when 'Lodowick' seems to resist, and Lucio takes the opportunity with both hands for a physical assault.”