pass into the hands of

idiom

: to become owned by

After her death, the house passed into the hands of her granddaughter.

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The Bruins were on the five-yard line, trying to build on a 9-3 lead, when Moore threw a third-down pass into the hands of Washington State’s leaping Kapena Gushiken. —Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023

Then Gilmore sealed it, deflecting a Mahomes pass into the hands of McLeod for the game-sealing interception. —Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022

Then Stephon Gilmore sealed it, deflecting a Mahomes pass into the hands of Rodney McLeod for the game-sealing interception. —The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022

Fans were still high-fiving when Tagovailoa dropped a touchdown pass into the hands of Devonta Smith to win the game. —Laine Higgins, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022

On the next play, Clarkson dropped a pass into the hands of a streaking Jabari Bates, who ran past Servite defenders up the right sideline before crashing into a Friars defensive back and into the end zone to give Bosco a 14-10 lead late in the second quarter. —Devin Ugland, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021

Mason Nicks got in the backfield and tipped the Amari Yelding pass into the hands of Bo Carrington, who returned it 10 yards for a touchdown, giving the Saints a 35-0 lead. —al, 9 Oct. 2021

This summer, the company will pass into the hands of two employees, Harold Brown and Peter Blaikie, each of whom has been with the studio for over three decades. —Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2021

Nolan connected to Tre’Shaun Harrison on a 61-yard pass play during the second quarter – OSU’s longest pass play of the season – and dropped a pretty pass into the hands of Tyjon Lindsey for a 30-yard third-quarter touchdown. —oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2020