1.put down one's working hands:
To quit something that one has been doing.
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우리는 모두 일손을 놓고 서로의 얼굴을 멍하니 쳐다보았다.
We all put our hands down and stared at each other's faces blankly.
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기다리던 전화가 오자 그는 잠시 일손을 놓고 심호흡을 한 뒤 전화를 받았다.
When the waiting call came in, he let go of his work for a while and took a deep breath before answering the call.