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TAKE THE QUIZ“own hands”
The following 3 entries include the term own hands.
take matters into one's own hands
idiom: to do something oneself instead of waiting for other people to do something
take (something) into one's (own) hands
idiom: to take control of something : seek to do something that is the responsibility of others
take the law into one's own hands
idiom: to try to punish someone for breaking a law even though one does not have the right to do that
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