hand in hand

Idioms  

1. In cooperation, jointly, as in Industrial growth and urbanization often go hand in hand. This phrase, often put as go hand in hand with, was first recorded in 1576.

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Example Sentences

Performing for the team and helping to encourage inclusivity went hand in hand, he said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Can’t they work hand in hand, instead of requiring a switch?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Before we went in, we sat in the parking lot of the strip mall — signs in Arabic advertising bread, coffee, halal meats, the Little Arabia District — hand in hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Unfortunately, the harms and the pleasures sometimes go hand in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I had never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but Dr. Howell said that anxiety and depression often went hand in hand.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram