take matters into own hands



take matters into your own hands

to deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so The police haven't done anything about the vandalism, so local residents have taken matters into their own hands.
See also: hand, matter, own, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arwen-Literature
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Goronwy-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Jolantayaw-LAHN-tah (Polish)Polish, Lithuanian
Daryna-Ukrainian
Louisette-French