Special meaning of 手が挙がる


In an email about someone I introduced for a position at a company, one
particular sentence was as follows:

○○様、残念ながら誰からも手が挙がらず、お見送りとさせてください。

While I am familiar with the fact that 手が上がる has multiple meanings, I do not
see how any of them fits in this context. Can someone enlighten me?

Thank you in advance for your answers!




I hate to disappoint you, but

> 「誰からも手が挙がらず」

means " ** _no one agreed to hire [this individual]_** "

Whether or not those involved were asked to physically raise their hands if
they agreed to hire him/her is beside the point because 「手を挙げる」 already has an
idiomatic meaning of " **to say yes** ".




I hate to disappoint you, but

> 「誰からも手が挙がらず」

means " ** _no one agreed to hire [this individual]_** "

Whether or not those involved were asked to physically raise their hands if
they agreed to hire him/her is beside the point because 「手を挙げる」 already has an
idiomatic meaning of " **to say yes** ".

