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out of one's hands

out of one's hands prepositional phrase: out of one's control.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Out of one's control.
    • I wish you weren't going to lose your job, but it's out of my hands: I can't tell them to keep you on.
    • Anyone who was fondly thinking that the creation of Great British Railways would get railways out of the hands of politicians, and back into the hands of professionals, is going to be sorely disappointed.2025 November 26, Sir Michael Holden, “Good and bad in the Bill”, in RAIL, number 1049, page 15

Questions about out of one's hands

What does out of one's hands mean?
Out of one's hands means out of one's control.
What part of speech is out of one's hands?
Out of one's hands is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of one's hands in the dictionary

  1. out of one's depth
  2. out of one's element
  3. out of one's face
  4. out of one's fingers
  5. out of one's gourd
  6. out of one's hands
  7. out of one's head
  8. out of one's league
  9. out of one's mind
  10. out of one's own pocket
  11. out of one's senses

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