in good/safe hands

idiom

: being taken care of very well
With her in charge, the office is in good hands.
You're in safe hands with us.

Examples of in good/safe hands in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But with lighting designer Paule Constable controlling both everyone’s eyeline and the show’s shifting emotional moods, there’s an immediate sense of everything being in safe hands. David Benedict, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023 Unlike a real one, however, Tiffany Lock is available in white, yellow, and rose gold and can come hand-set with diamonds—flourishes that are maybe less true to form but assure you that your heart is in safe hands. Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 25 Oct. 2022 According to a local wildlife center, the animal is now in safe hands and will be raised alongside another baby coyote. Victoria Albert, CBS News, 5 May 2022 Auburn’s future at kicker appears to be in safe hands -- or a safe foot, really. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 7 July 2021 The question here is whether the hero of the piece is in safe hands. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2021 Customers also want to feel that their personal information is in safe hands. Rene Hendrikse, Forbes, 26 May 2021 Not in safe hands: The Ohio Department of Health is telling people to dispose of poisonous brands of hand sanitizer, Hancock reports. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 8 July 2020 Over the course of the race, Riddles cut two problematic dogs from her team, but they were placed in safe hands at checkpoints. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020

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“In good/safe hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20good%2Fsafe%20hands. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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