by the hand

idiom

: by holding someone's hand

I took him by the hand and led him through the crowd.

—sometimes used figuratively

You can't expect me to lead you by the hand through every difficult situation.

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Taking Blaine by the hand, the Rev. Samuel D. Burchard pledged the backing of the clerics with shots at Blaine’s critics and veiled allusions to Cleveland’s private life. —

Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024 Every sensual curve, every gleaming touch of hardware, every lush leather accent is executed by the hand of a master craftsman. —

Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Some worry that influence has become less passive — less from observing Western music, and more by the hand of the Western music industry itself. —

Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024 The commonality across latitudes is the desire to make sense of our presence in this plane of existence, to understand ourselves in the context of a larger plan written by the hand of a higher power. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by the hand