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got into the wrong hands

got into the wrong hands is the simple past and past participle of get into the wrong hands.

Meaning of get into the wrong hands

Verb

get into the wrong hands (third-person singular simple present gets into the wrong hands, present participle getting into the wrong hands, simple past got into the wrong hands, past participle (UK) got into the wrong hands or (US) gotten into the wrong hands)

  1. (idiomatic) To fall into the wrong hands.

Questions about got into the wrong hands

What is got into the wrong hands the simple past and past participle of?
Got into the wrong hands is the simple past and past participle of get into the wrong hands.

Words near got into the wrong hands in the dictionary

  1. got into one's stride
  2. got into shape
  3. got into someone's head
  4. got into someone's pants
  5. got into the act
  6. got into the wrong hands
  7. got into trouble
  8. got it
  9. got it going on
  10. got it how one got it
  11. got it how one lived

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