Mudcat Café message #3018898

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Thread #133094 Message #3018898
Posted By: Jim Carroll
29-Oct-10 - 06:05 PM
Thread Name: To 'marry out of hand'
Subject: RE: To 'marry out of hand'

Oxford English Reference Dictionary:
Out of hand = peretemptorily = admitting no denial or refusal; absolute fixed; essential.
Simple as that really.
Jim Carroll