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Phrase(s): *out of someone’s hands
1. Lit. no longer in someone’s grasp. (*Typically: get ~; pull something ~; take something ~.) • The police officer took the gun out of Fred’s hands. • The heavy tray was pulled out of my hands just in time. 2. Fig. no longer in someone’s control. (*Typically: get ~; pull something ~; take something ~.) • The boss decided to take the project out of Roger’s hands. • The contract had to be gotten out of Alice’s hands because she announced that she was leaving.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs