raise a hand against

Idioms  

1. Also, lift one's hand against. Threaten to hit or actually hit, as in She's never raised a hand against the children. [First half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Cried Reagan: "It is time to start a crash military buildup, to make us so strong that no one will ever again raise a hand against the U.S."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I say to thee, therefore, return; and I swear by my lares that I will not raise a hand against thee."

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

He recollected, it is true, that he had promised not to raise a hand against her.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

Not such as thou art shall raise a hand against me, for I am a great king; thou art but a king's man.

From The Fall of the Niebelungs by Armour, Margaret

And turning to Jeremiah, he continued: "Walk before me, I will lead them back; let us see who will venture to raise a hand against them."

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul