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in good hands

  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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But after Herbert’s explanation of how his trainers work with clients, she felt she was in good hands.

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"The future of our football is in good hands. Well done guys, U20 world champions," Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, who helped the senior team reach the 2022 World Cup semi-finals, posted on social media.

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The U.S. banking system is in good hands right now.

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“It would serve as a testament to his judgment in choosing me and reassurance that if something happened, the country was in good hands. My success was important for him.”

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We're in good hands to push forward.

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