Collocations for "handful"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "handful" in context.
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handful
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- only a handful (of people) [would, are, have, know]
- take a handful of [peanuts, pretzels, chips]
- go ahead, take another handful (of)
- there are still a handful of things I would like to [see, do, try] (before)
- only a handful of her friends came to the [party, celebration]
- only invited a handful of his closest friends (to)
- just a handful of [well-wishers, fans] turned up
- cost a handful of cash
- a [big, small, heaping] handful of
- a [big] handful of [peanuts]
- [grabbed, took] a handful of coins
- slang: [he, the child, the student] can really be a handful
- slang: do you always have to be such a handful?
- slang: yes, he can be quite [a, the] handful!
- slang: he was a bit of a handful (today)
'handful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):