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taken matters into one's own hands

taken matters into one's own hands is the past participle of take matters into one's own hands.

Meaning of take matters into one's own hands

Verb

take matters into one's own hands (third-person singular simple present takes matters into one's own hands, present participle taking matters into one's own hands, simple past took matters into one's own hands, past participle taken matters into one's own hands)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
    • But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.2011 February 12, Les Roopanarine, “Birmingham 1 - 0 Stoke”, in BBC

Questions about taken matters into one's own hands

What is taken matters into one's own hands the past participle of?
Taken matters into one's own hands is the past participle of take matters into one's own hands.

Words near taken matters into one's own hands in the dictionary

  1. taken leave of one's senses
  2. taken liberties
  3. taken lightly
  4. taken long
  5. taken lying down
  6. taken matters into one's own hands
  7. taken no for an answer
  8. taken no notice of
  9. taken no prisoners
  10. taken note
  11. taken notes

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