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in my hand vs on my hand

Both "in my hand" and "on my hand" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In my hand" is used when something is physically inside your hand, while "on my hand" is used when something is physically resting on the surface of your hand.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 11480 views

in my hand

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something that is physically inside your hand.

Use "in my hand" when you want to indicate that something is physically held or contained within your hand.

Examples:

I have a pen in my hand.
She placed a ring in my hand.
There was a note in my hand.

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Alternatives:

in my possession
held in my hand
grasped in my hand
clutched in my hand
contained in my hand

on my hand

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something that is physically resting on the surface of your hand.

Use "on my hand" when you want to indicate that something is physically placed or lying on the surface of your hand.

Examples:

There is a butterfly on my hand.
She placed a ring on my hand.
I felt a drop of rain on my hand.

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-I got peanut butter on my hand.
She put blood on my hand.
I felt your face on my hand.
Show her on my hand, man.
I really need to start writing things on my hand.
I got all this soap on my hand.
These marks on my hand are read by the modified motion sensor on the computer.
Got bin juice on my hand now.
I still got blisters on my hand from yesterday.
And I felt your touch on my hand.
I just tried cooling lubricant on my hand!
And a little on my hand.
I got Turkey schmutz on my hand for you.
It started on my hand, and it just keeps spreading.
He slammed the cabin door on my hand going to a call.
There's a couple of stamps on my hand.
I felt his tears fall on my hand.
I had to write myself notes on my hand so I had a list of topics of things...
A black sparrow was tattooed on my hand
I saw something on TV and I spilled boiling water on my hand.

Alternatives:

resting on my hand
lying on my hand
sitting on my hand
perched on my hand
placed on my hand

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