Handed
Both words in one sentence
- Single-handed (well, two-handed) clearing of the villain's lair ensues, and the male lead shows up just in time to be dragooned into cleaning up the mess.
Source: Distress Ball -
He'll often even give running commentary on the beating he's being handed, sometimes as a lead-in to a Breaking Speech.
Source: You Fight Like a Cow - There have been Chinese people in NZ since the Victorian age, but there was a lot of immigration in the 90s, particularly in the lead-up to Hong Kong being handed back to China.
Source: Aerith And Bob / Real Life
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