strengthen sb's hand
Definition
› to give someone more power: The police want tougher laws to strengthen their hand against drug traffickers.Becoming and making stronger
(Definition of strengthen sb's hand from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- boil up phrasal verb
- bolster verb
- cement verb (MAKE STRONGER)
- concentrate noun
- concentrate verb (REMOVE WATER)
- concentrated adjective (WATER REMOVED)
- consolidate verb
- deepen verb (STRONGLY FELT)
- fortify verb
- gel verb (BECOME FIRM)
- harden verb (SEVERE)
- jell verb
- power (sth) up phrasal verb
- reignite verb
- reinforce verb
- reinforcement noun
- strengthen verb
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten (sth) up phrasal verb
- toughen verb (MAKE STRONG)
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