Idiom
big hand
Meaning
Synonym of minute hand (on a clock face).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The big hand points to the twelve.”
“When the big hand reaches the six, the meeting will finally be over.”
“He watched the big hand creep slowly toward the hour mark, signaling the end of his long shift.”
Examples
simple
“The big hand points to the twelve.”
contextual
“When the big hand reaches the six, the meeting will finally be over.”
complex
“He watched the big hand creep slowly toward the hour mark, signaling the end of his long shift.”
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