Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of one's hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: out- of one's hands
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Out of one's control.

Example Sentences

"I wish you weren't going to lose your job, but it's out of my hands: I can't tell them to keep you on."
"Anyone who was fondly thinking that the creation of Great British Railways would get railways out of the hands of politicians, and back into the hands of professionals, is going to be sorely disappointed."

Questions

What does out of one's hands mean?: Out of one's control.

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