have (something) in (one's) hands

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To have under one's control, charge, or care; to have responsibility for something. With his father gone, Mike has the company's future in his hands.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rolando	ro-LAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Moss	-	English (Archaic), Jewish
Majid	-	Arabic
Sheffield	['ʃefi:ld]
Ziemowit	zhe-MAW-veet	Polish
Hortense	[hɔ:'tens]