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"To raise both hands in the air in an exasperated manner."
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"(intransitive) To raise both hands in the air in an exasperated manner."
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "攤手"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tānshǒu",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "摊手"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "nostaa kädet ilmaan"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozvódyty rukámy",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "розво́дити рука́ми"
},
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"roman": "rozvestý rukámy",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
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"word": "розвести́ рука́ми"
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"ref": "2001, James Patterson, Cradle and All, Warner Books, page 58",
"text": "I wanted to throw up my hands and say, \"Thanks. See ya.\" But I couldn't walk away.",
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"ref": "2007 August 22, Oliver Rist, “Does Vista suck?”, in InfoWorld",
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"To cease an attempt because it is perceived as doomed."
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"(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease an attempt because it is perceived as doomed."
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"word": "throw up one's hands"
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"word": "throw in the towel"
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"translations": [
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "攤手"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tānshǒu",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "摊手"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tānshǒu",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "摊手"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"word": "nostaa kädet ilmaan"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozvódyty rukámy",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "розво́дити рука́ми"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozvestý rukámy",
"sense": "raise both hands in the air",
"tags": [
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"word": "розвести́ рука́ми"
}
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"word": "throw up one's hands"
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