in good hands

Idioms  

1. In competent or safe care. For example, I know the children are in good hands when they visit my mother. The term good hand has been used in the sense of “skill” or “ability” since the late 1300s.

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in good hands

Cook will be leaving Apple in good hands.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

And by having a central bank that is credible and independent, I think we reinforce the perception that people have that their currency is in good hands and will be protected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

"The homeland is in good hands, dad, and soon we'll embrace here in Venezuela," Maduro Guerra added, choking back tears.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

Blending truth and fiction, the reader is in good hands no matter Lacey’s subject.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

Frightful is going to be in good hands at the university, and she will have young.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George