change hands

1. Pass from one owner to another. For example, This house seems to change hands every other year, or The contract is valid only when money changes hands. [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

"I had no idea whatsoever that there was any money changing hands," added Wells, who said he visited Ukraine with Gill in 2020.

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Whether money changes hands or not, the child’s natural bond with his mother is deliberately broken by design.

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It’s just changing hands from the people who got rich to the people who want to.

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After only being on the Principality Stadium field for four minutes, Evans slotted over the penalty to complete a second half in which the lead changed hands six times.

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There was no need on either side—long or short—for cash to change hands.

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