Question

Word: Hand — Choose the option where its usage is incorrect or inappropriate.

• A. I have my hand full, I cannot do it today.
• B. The minister visited the jail to see the breach at first hand.
• C. The situation is getting out of hand here!
• D. When the roof of my house was blown away, he was willing to lend me a hand.

Hint:

Be alert to fixed idiomatic forms; changing singular/plural can make them incorrect.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The idiomatic expression is “I have my \textit{hands} full” (plural), meaning “I am very busy.” Using “hand” in singular form here is incorrect. The other options are correct: “first hand” for direct experience, “out of hand” for out of control, and “lend a hand” for help. \[ \boxed{(1)} \]