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
İDrİS	-	Turkish
Katelijn	kah-tə-LIEN	Dutch
Heliodoros	-	Ancient Greek
Theresa	tə-REE-sə (English), tə-RAY-zə (English), te-RE-zah (German)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ermete	-	Italian
Zehra	-	Turkish