Hand und Fuß

== German == === Alternative forms === Hand und Fuss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === Literally, “hand and foot”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hant ʊnt fuːs/ === Noun === Hand und Fuß Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Hand,‎ und,‎ Fuß. good sense, substance (property of being well-reasoned or well-founded; of ideas, claims, actions, etc.) Synonym: Sinn und Verstand Hand und Fuß haben ― to make sense, to be well-thought-out (literally, “to have hand and foot”) weder Hand noch Fuß haben ― to be incoherent, to have obvious holes or flaws (literally, “to have neither hand nor foot”) eine Geschichte ohne Hand und Fuß ― Banbury story of a cock and a bull, a story that obviously does not line up === Further reading === “Hand und Fuß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache