in the hands of

English

Preposition

in the hands of

1. Owned or controlled by (someone).
   • 2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 49:

     For now, the intensive Valleys services remain in the hands of increasingly clapped-out Class 150/2s.

Translations

owned or controlled by

• Italian: nelle mani di

Further reading

• “in the hands of”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “in the hands of”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.