be out of (one's) hands



be out of (one's) hands

To be no longer within one's control. I submitted my application, so it's really out of my hands now. Now that the jury is deliberating, the case is out of our hands.
See also: hand, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Martinamahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
Line-Danish, Norwegian, French
Meltem-Turkish
Kay (1)KAYEnglish
Xenophon-Ancient Greek
Bada-Anglo-Saxon