By the mid 19th century, hand over hand was being used to mean advancing continuously and rapidly , especially of one ship pursuing another, Hand over fist is first recorded in the early 19th century, also in a nautical context, but it was soon used more generally to indicate speed, especially in the handling of money.
Many idioms referring to human behaviour are based on analogies to parts of the body, especially arms, hands and fingers e.
What they say never makes sense.
You can't dispute that.
рдЬрдЧрднрд░рд╛рдд рдкреЗрдб рдкреЛрдЭрд┐рд╢рдирд╕рд╛рдареА рддреАрди рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдЕрдпрд╢рд╕реНрд╡реА рдЭрд╛рд▓реЗрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рд╢реЛрдзрд╛рдирдВрддрд░, рддреНрдпрд╛рдиреЗ рдИрдПрдЪрдПрдЪ рдЬреНрдпреВрд░рд┐рдЪ рдпреЗрдереЗ рджреБрд╕рд▒реНрдпрд╛ рдкреАрдПрдЪрдбреА рдШреЗрдгреНрдпрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рдШреЗрддрд▓рд╛ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рдпреЛрдЧреЗ рдкреГрд╖реНрдарднрд╛рдЧрд╛рдкрд╛рд╕реВрди рдХреЛрд░рдкрд░реНрдпрдВрддрдЪреЗ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдХрд░рдгреНрдпрд╛рд╕рд╛рдареА рдЖрдгрд┐ рдХреБрдЯреБрдВрдмрд╛рд╕ рдорджрдд рдХрд░рдгреНрдпрд╛рд╕рд╛рдареА рдЪрд╛рдВрдЧрд▓реА рдХрдорд╛рдИ рд╣реЛрдИрд▓.
The neighbors are so friendly and they guys at the front desk will happily give you a hand whenever you need something.
So Hurtful That If He Ever Seen His Wife "Drowning", He Wouldn't Want To "Lend A Hand".
When you give someone something it is a permanent transaction and to "give your hand" to someone is to marry them.