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Meaning of the word "ask for ones hand" in English

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ask for ones hand

US /æsk fɔr wʌnz hænd/
UK /ɑːsk fɔː wʌnz hænd/

Idiom

to ask someone to marry you, or to ask a woman's father for permission to marry her

Example:
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He decided to ask for her hand in marriage after dating for two years.
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Traditionally, a man would ask for the father's hand before proposing to his daughter.
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on the one hand on the one hand...on the other hand raise one's hand hand in one's notice on the one hand conversely on the one hand however rest one's chin on one's hand