Idiom Breakdown

have one's hand out

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Definition

To request benefits, especially monetary ones and especially if not entitled to them.

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An allusion to the beseeching manner and typical gesture of a beggar.

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"Whenever there was an appropriations bill, he always had his hand out for his guys."
"Mr. Lombardo told him Union City “was probably the most graft‐ridden community in New Jersey—everybody had their hand out.”"
""Everybody wanted my money. Everybody had their hand out.""
"Chung described Ashe as a predator, seeking money at every turn. “He had his hand out constantly,” she said."

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