What does take the matter into one's own hands mean?

take the matter into one's own hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: take the -mat-ter in-to one's own hands
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verb

Synonym of take matters into one's own hands.

Example Sentences

"It was obvious to the inhabitants of the small coastal town of Bridport that in the midst of these squabbles their need for a railway was going to be overlooked, and they decided to take the matter into their own hands."

Inflected Forms

takes the matter into one's own hands (present, singular) taking the matter into one's own hands (participle, present) took the matter into one's own hands (past) taken the matter into one's own hands (participle, past)

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take matters into one's own hands

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