plural of poignée de main

hands down, with flying colours

(transitive with à) to twist someone's arm; force someone's hand

(transitive with sur) to help oneself to, to get hold of, to walk off with

(informal) (transitive with sur) to get one's hands on, to lay hands on, to get hold of, to come by, to dig out, to ferret out, to unearth

at hand, on hand, to hand, at one's fingertips

(transitive with à) to come to somebody's assistance, to lend a helping hand to somebody, to offer one's support to somebody, to help out somebody

(transitive) to take charge of, to take in hand / (reflexive) to get a grip on one's life, to take oneself in hand

exactly, to the minute

(figuratively) (transitive with à) to step down in favour of, to stand aside in favour of, to pass the mantle to, to pass the torch on to, to pass the baton on to, to hand the reins to; to hang up one's boots