lift a hand against
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And he had said it and meant it: “If I lift a hand against you, friend, may God strike me dead.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Indeed, soldiers, spies, and government agents were quartered on the citizens, doing what they would, and none dared to lift a hand against them.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider
Not one of his fellows would dare lift a hand against her.
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod
At last, by common consent, the people all swore they would not lift a hand against her, and would come to her defense if any one else did.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
But one thing I will promise you—whatever father does to me, I will not lift a hand against him.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
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