Meaning of out of one's hands | Babel Free

Definitions

Out of one's control.

Examples

“I wish you weren't going to lose your job, but it's out of my hands: I can't tell them to keep you on.”

“Anyone who was fondly thinking that the creation of Great British Railways would get railways out of the hands of politicians, and back into the hands of professionals, is going to be sorely disappointed.”

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