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• take somebody in hand — ˌtake sb in ˈhand idiom to deal with sb in a strict way in order to improve their behaviour Main entry: ↑handidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• take someone in hand — CONTROL, be in charge of, dominate, master; reform, improve, correct, change, rehabilitate. → take * * * take someone in hand phrase to start controlling someone who has been behaving badly If anyone caused any trouble, the local policeman took… …   Useful english dictionary

• take oneself in hand — • to take oneself in hand • to pull oneself together (from Idioms in Speech) to contain oneself Quickly I took myself in hand and, with a glance at the weather, decided on a short walk. (A. Cronin) For the moment Jan could not remember where she… …   Idioms and examples

• take someone in hand — take (someone/something) in hand to start to deal with someone or something that is causing problems. Their youngest child needs taking in hand, if you ask me …   New idioms dictionary

• take something in hand — take (someone/something) in hand to start to deal with someone or something that is causing problems. Their youngest child needs taking in hand, if you ask me …   New idioms dictionary

• take something in hand — are you willing to take this project in hand? Syn: deal with, apply oneself to, come to grips with, set one s hand to, grapple with, take on, attend to, see to, sort out, take care of, handle, manage …   Thesaurus of popular words

• take something in hand — DEAL WITH, apply oneself to, get to grips with, set one s hand to, grapple with, take on, attend to, see to, sort out, take care of, handle, manage; informal get stuck into. → take * * * start doing or dealing with a task …   Useful english dictionary

• take someone in hand — part of your job is to take young Master Jonathon in hand Syn: control, be in charge of, dominate, master; reform, improve, correct, change, rehabilitate …   Thesaurus of popular words

• take someone in hand — to start controlling someone who has been behaving badly If anyone caused any trouble, the local policeman took them in hand …   English dictionary

• take someone in hand — undertake to control or reform someone. → take …   English new terms dictionary

• take something in hand — start dealing with a task. → take …   English new terms dictionary