in hand

手に持って

片手または両手で持っている状態。

やさしい英語で： Held in a person’s hand or hands.

• She stood with a pen in hand.
• He walked to the door, keys in hand.
• With coffee in hand, we watched the sunrise together.

よく使う表現： pen in hand, glass in hand, hat in hand

管理下にある、制御できている

状況をうまく管理し、問題が起きても対処できる状態。

やさしい英語で： Managed successfully, so that someone can deal with any problems.

• The situation is in hand.
• She soon got the unruly class in hand.
• Do you have all the arrangements in hand?

使い方： have something in hand (The team has the situation in hand.); get something in hand (We must get these problems in hand.)

類義語： under control

反対語： out of control

よく使う表現： get in hand, keep in hand, situation in hand

手元にある、利用できる

すでに持っていて、必要なときに使える状態。

やさしい英語で： Available for you to use because you already have it.

• We have the money in hand.
• With the tickets in hand, we could finally plan our trip.
• Do you have enough cash in hand to pay the workers?

類義語： available, on hand

反対語： unavailable

よく使う表現： cash in hand, money in hand, funds in hand

取り組んでいる、検討中の

今話し合ったり、検討したり、作業したりしていること。

やさしい英語で： Currently being discussed, considered, or worked on.

• Focus on the task in hand.
• Her comments were relevant to the matter in hand.
• We need more information about the problem in hand.

類義語： at hand, under consideration

よく使う表現： matter in hand, task in hand, job in hand

未消化の

チームがまだ行っておらず、今後得点を増やす機会となる試合。

やさしい英語で： Games still need to be played, giving a team more chances to win points.

• Our team has two games in hand.
• They had a match in hand over their closest rivals.
• Can they reach the top with three games in hand?

よく使う表現： games in hand, matches in hand

手球自由配置

ビリヤードなどで、打つ前に球を台上の認められた位置へ置けること。

やさしい英語で： In pool or similar games, a ball can be placed on the table by the player before their shot.

• The cue ball is in hand.
• After the foul, she had the cue ball in hand.
• With the cue ball in hand, he chose an easy position for his next shot.

よく使う表現： ball in hand, cue ball in hand