When entering a cold room, rubbing one's hands together is a common instinct to create warmth.

One rubs one's hands together when feeling cold or anxious.

When the bakery announced a big sale, it's hard not to rub one's hands together at the thought of all that fresh bread.

If one is going to complete this ambitious project, one must put one's hand to the plough and start working now.

In class, it's polite to put one's hand up before answering a question.

If a student knows the answer, it's polite to put up one's hand.

When running a small non-profit, one must be prepared to get one's hands dirty by handling both fundraising and the day-to-day chores.

When showing how to greet respectfully, the instructor demonstrated by putting one's hands together and bowing.

In many cultures, one puts one's hands together as a sign of greeting and respect.

The expression 'had one's hand in the till' was often used to imply that someone had been stealing from the cash register.