Dates back at least toOld Englishhand on handa, of the same meaning.
handinhand (notcomparable)
- Holding orclasping hands.
The couple strolled down the sidewalk,hand in hand.
- (figurative) Naturally, ordinarily or predictablytogether; commonly having acorrelation orrelationship.
The tendency to follow trends and explore one's sense of self goeshand in hand with being a teenager.
2022 February 9, Tom Allett, “The BTP's eyes and ears in the air”, inRAIL, number950, page50:Owing to sensitivities about the force's capabilities, Russell is unable to say how many drones BTP has, or where and when they operate. But he does confide that the force workshand in hand with the helicopter service, and its ability to deploy drones is getting quicker.
- (obsolete) Just; fair; equitable.
1611 April (first recorded performance),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene iv]:As fair and as good, a kind ofhand in hand comparison.
holding or clasping hands
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