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fell into the wrong hands

fell into the wrong hands is the simple past of fall into the wrong hands.

Meaning of fall into the wrong hands

Verb

fall into the wrong hands (third-person singular simple present falls into the wrong hands, present participle falling into the wrong hands, simple past fell into the wrong hands, past participle fallen into the wrong hands)

  1. (idiomatic) To become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.
    • The policeman was concerned that the lost handgun would fall into the wrong hands.

Questions about fell into the wrong hands

What is fell into the wrong hands the simple past of?
Fell into the wrong hands is the simple past of fall into the wrong hands.

Words near fell into the wrong hands in the dictionary

  1. fell into a trap
  2. fell into one's lap
  3. fell into oneself
  4. fell into place
  5. fell into someone's hands
  6. fell into the wrong hands
  7. fell off
  8. fell off a cliff
  9. fell off a truck
  10. fell off the back of a truck
  11. fell off the radar

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