give a handle
Example Sentences
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But his presence at the scene was enough to give a handle to his enemies.
From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Purchas
They contained themselves, knowing that the least indiscretion would give a handle for aggression to the enemies of the good cause.
From At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Arthur B. Fuller
There are often things said about the effects of conversion which are very far in advance of reality, and give a handle to caricature.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Alexander Maclaren
All that could possibly give a handle to criticism," says Marmontel, who was present, "was groaned at or turned into ridicule.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
The "Specimens" would give a handle to it, which the poems might seem to want.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
