with one's bare hands

idiom

: using only one's hands and no tools or weapons
He tried to kill me with his bare hands.

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“With one's bare hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20one%27s%20bare%20hands. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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