be in (one's) hands

To be one's responsibility. You're an adult now—the decision to stay home from school is in your hands. I'll never get the promotion if the decision is in Tina's hands—she hates me!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mhairi	VA-ree	Scottish
Nola	['nəulə]
Baudouin	-	French
Phrixus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Bahadur	-	Persian, Arabic
Gil (1)	HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese