take in hand

Idioms  

1. Deal with, assume control of, as in He's going to take their debts in hand and see if they need to declare bankruptcy, or Once the new teacher takes them in hand this class will do much better. [c. 1300] Also see in hand, def. 2.

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Example Sentences

“The heads of property development firms must personally take in hand the work of dealing with petitions and maintaining stability.”

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021

I should like to take in hand one of those bitter critics of modern Academia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the Cabinet sent him an unconditional invitation to return and take in hand the complicated political situation.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful of success, than to step up as a leader in the introduction of changes.

From Time Magazine Archive

It comes to saying that, if the Pope really wishes the Council to take in hand the question of Infallibility, witnesses must be heard on the subject.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

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