At Hand
hand to hand
it is the short hand
The short hand is the hour hand. The longer hand is the minute hand. If there is a third hand, it is very thin and very fast. That would be the second hand.
Hand it over. Now. I've got your hand. Everyone, raise your hands. Hand it over, bud. Hand. Give me your hand. Hand it.
I think there is a very subtle difference. hand and hand just refers to two hands not necessarily together. hand in hand implies that the hands are connected or together.
The short hand is the hour hand on a clock.
Put Your Hand in the Hand was created in 1970.
Walk Hand in Hand was created in 1956.
Your right hand is the hand that is above your right foot.
Politics and argument go hand in hand.
Your right hand can touch your left elbow but your left hand can't and your left hand can touch your right elbow but your right hand can't.