“into the hands”

The following 3 entries include the term into the hands.

fall into the hands of

phrase

: to come to be held or possessed by (someone)

pass into the hands of

phrase

: to become owned by

play into the hands of someone

phrase

: to do something that one does not realize will hurt oneself and help someone else


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