hand and foot
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He suffered frostbite on his right hand and foot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Which is odd, since many also counsel women that if they’d only wait on their husbands hand and foot, they’ll be rewarded with affection and gifts.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
NOTES: Multi-position player Taysom Hill was listed as questionable with hand and foot injuries after not practicing this week.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Robinson comes in for fellow seamer Jamie Overton, who has been ruled out with hand and foot injuries sustained playing for Surrey.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2022
And Neleus for a year’s term sequestered Melampous’ fields and flocks, while he lay bound hand and foot in the keep of Phylakos.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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