look Ma, no hands

English

Etymology

From a young child's growing ability to ride a bicycle without the handlebars. Popularized and perhaps coined in a 1937 cartoon.[1]

Phrase

look Ma, no hands

  1. (informal) Expresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/look-ma-no-hands-origin
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