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in the hands of

Preposition CEFR C2

Definitions

Owned or controlled by (someone).

Equivalents

Italianonelle mani di

Examples

“For now, the intensive Valleys services remain⟳ in the hands of increasingly clapped-out Class 150/2s.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

in the hope of in the light of in the middle of in the midst of in the name of in the neighborhood of

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