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to wring one's hands
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to twist and rub one's hands together out of distress or worry
Example
The farmer wrung his hands helplessly as his crops withered in the drought.
The politician wrung his hands helplessly as the country's economy crumbled.
The prisoner wrung his hands in anticipation of his trial.
The child wrung his hands as he waited for his parents to pick him up from school.
She wrung her hands in anxiety as she awaited the doctor's verdict.
