This document lists and defines common idiomatic expressions related to hands and eyes in English. It includes idioms such as "lend a hand," which means to help someone by doing some of the work. It also covers idioms like "see eye to eye," meaning to agree, and "right before my eyes," referring to something happening where one can directly observe it. In total, over a dozen common English idioms involving hands and eyes are defined in the document.

1. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
NAME: FORM:
HAND: WEI SUAN
EYE: HUI XIAN
LEND (SOMEONE) A HAND
LEND ME/YOU/THEM/US/HIM/HER A HAND
- Could you lend me a hand with this piano?
- Please go and lend your sister a hand in
the kitchen.
LEND A HELPING HAND
- I don’t mind lending a helping hand with the
preparation for Sports Day.
HAND IN HAND
- We must work hand in hand to combat this
problem.
- Cookies and milk go hand in hand.
LIKE THE BACK OF (ONE’S) HAND
LIKE THE BACK OF MY/YOUR/THEIR/OUR/HIS/HER HAND
- I know this area like the back of my hand.
- He knows me like the back of his hand.
SEE EYE TO EYE WITH (SOMEONE)
- My brother doesn’t see eye to eye
with me on many things.
APPLE OF (ONE’S) EYES
- I just love Mimi so much, she’s the
apple of my eye.
EYE-OPENING / EYE-OPENER
- I had an eye-opening experience
travelling to Chandigarh.
- That trip to Chandigarh was an
eye-opener to me.
-
EYE-CATCHING / EYE-CATCHER
- That beautiful red dress was very
eye-catching.
- The eye-catcher in the dining room is
the marble table.
-
RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES
- I saw the whole accident
happening right before my
eyes!

2. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
NAME: FORM:
HAND: WEI SUAN
EYE: HUI XIAN
LEND (SOMEONE) A HAND
LEND ME/YOU/THEM/US/HIM/HER A HAND
- Could you lend me a hand with this piano?
- Please go and lend your sister a hand in
the kitchen.
LEND A HELPING HAND
- I don’t mind lending a helping hand with the
preparation for Sports Day.
HAND IN HAND
- We must work hand in hand to combat this
problem.
- Cookies and milk go hand in hand.
LIKE THE BACK OF (ONE’S) HAND
LIKE THE BACK OF MY/YOUR/THEIR/OUR/HIS/HER HAND
- I know this area like the back of my hand.
- He knows me like the back of his hand.
SEE EYE TO EYE WITH (SOMEONE)
- My brother doesn’t see eye to eye
with me on many things.
APPLE OF (ONE’S) EYES
- I just love Mimi so much, she’s the
apple of my eye.
EYE-OPENING / EYE-OPENER
- I had an eye-opening experience
travelling to Chandigarh.
- That trip to Chandigarh was an
eye-opener to me.
-
EYE-CATCHING / EYE-CATCHER
- That beautiful red dress was very
eye-catching.
- The eye-catcher in the dining room is
the marble table.
-
RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES
- I saw the whole accident
happening right before my
eyes!