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Bookmark or Share- barehanded/with empty hands | WordReference ForumsThe entrepreteur built his conglomerate with empty hands. Finally, he said these two phrases in this context means: The entrepreteur built his conglomerate from scratch. In sum, my teacher said "barehanded/with empty hands" in this context means "build something from scratch". Is that true? I only know things like: He caught the ball barehanded.
- <She went like a fool/unnoticed> - WordReference ForumsThey both sound strange to me without giving a place where the person went to(She went there like and idiot; She went there empty-handed would be OK to me). On the other hand, "She went unnoticed" definitely makes more sense, in my opinion, as opposed to the two aforementioned examples, yet it is supposedly incorrect.
- empty-pocketed - WordReference Forums…do come down on Saturday, but by no means empty-handed or empty-pocketed. (Parley’s magazine, 1841) • NB: This is one of a number of examples, old and new, that combine those two expressions. Many a time, in the old days, I had wandered round the small lake, empty-hearted and empty-pocketed. (from an 1870 novel)
- Empty-handed - WordReference ForumsEmpty-handed. Thread starter namlan; Start date Jun 9, 2008; N. namlan Banned. Vietnam Jun 9, 2008 #1 ...
- walks away empty-handed - WordReference ForumsI've often heard this expression used in the context of separation and divorce. "After 20 years of marriage, Bob walked away empty-handed." Usually that means he didn't have to pay support, but he was forced to give up all his assets. Could one say : « Il est reparti bredouille. » ?
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