Hands
Hands noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Tones
Both words in one sentence
- The Film of the Book tones it down considerably, opting for Gray and Grey Morality with neither side having clean hands.
Source: Author Tract -
Freakier Than Fiction: Despite being based on a real case, the film tones down the habitual violence the girls endured under the nuns's hands and also showed the girls speaking to each other and forming friendships - in reality, both were forbidden.
Source: Film / The Magdalene Sisters -
The Nostalgia Chick review of Labyrinth (already famed for its kind of creepy sexual under (and sometimes over-, around- and totally-enveloping-) tones) uses this phrase enough times to keep both hands busy... for counting.
Source: That's What She Said
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