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In the possession of; in the custody or under the authority of. For example, In the hands of the decorator the hall was completely transformed. [Late 1200s] Also see in hand; in one's hands.

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in the flesh, in the flush of, in the fullness of time, in the groove, in the gutter, in the hands of, in the heat of, in the hole, in the hope, in the hot seat, in the interest of
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