take into own hands

take something into your own hands

to deal with something yourself Many people are starting to take privacy protection into their own hands. Mike's mother wouldn't call the doctor, so Mike took matters into his own hands and did it for her.

Related vocabulary: take the law into your own hands

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pompey	PAHM-pee (English)	History
Ozias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
EulÁLia	-	Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Robena	-	English (Rare)
Nico	NEE-ko (Italian, Dutch, Spanish)	Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese
Adalfuns	-	Ancient Germanic