curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-express-concerns/67c762e933154395747c6d7e.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
That might help, but we also need more BLANK on BLANK.
hands
This refers to people available to help with work.
deck
This originally refers to the surface of a ship, but in this phrase, it means a workplace or situation that requires teamwork.
Hands on deck means that more people are needed to help with a task or situation. It comes from sailing, where all crew members were needed on the ship's deck to handle an urgent situation. For example:
We have a tight deadline, so we need all hands on deck. - This means everyone must help to complete the work on time.
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