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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Best guess was that they would not; that they would remain afloat, ready to take in hand small crises which might develop anywhere from Palestine to Genoa.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

I found that Roney's case is one for the King's Daughters to take in hand.

From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

Related Words

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