back of one's hand
Rejection or contempt, as in Unimpressed with him, she gave the back of her hand to his suggestion. This phrase is usually the object of a verb such as give or show. [Second half of 1700s] Back of the hand similarly means “an insult” in the term back-handed compliment (see under left-handed compliment) but has a quite different meaning in know like the back of one's hand (see under know like a book).
Words nearby back of one's hand
back o' beyond,
back o' bourke,
back of,
back of beyond,
back of bourke,
back of one's hand,
back of one's mind,
back off,
back office,
back on one's feet,
back order