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                           Phrase(s): by a show of hands  [of a vote taken] expressed by people raising their hands.  •  We were asked to vote for the candidates for captain by a show of hands.  •  Bob wanted us to vote on paper, not by a show of hands, so that we could have a secret ballot.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs