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dying in our hands
0 Key said that fleeing to Canada was a difficult but obvious choice when faced with returning to Iraq. 02 br
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00 "There was nothing but violence and innocent civilians dying in our hands for no justification," Key said. "We became the terrorists." 02 br
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00 Is 'dying in our hands' equal to 'blood on our hands'? If not, what's the meaning? 02 br
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00 "There was nothing but violence and innocent civilians dying in our hands for no justification," Key said. "We became the terrorists." 02 br
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00 Is 'dying in our hands' equal to 'blood on our hands'? If not, what's the meaning? 02 br
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0 No it is not the same 02 br 00 Dying in our hands means that people are dying and we are powerless to stop it 0-
- 0 No it is not the same 02 br 00 Dying in our hands means that people are dying and we are powerless to stop it 0-
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0 No it is not the same 02 br
00 Dying in our hands means that people are dying and we are powerless to stop it 0-
00 Dying in our hands means that people are dying and we are powerless to stop it 0-
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0 if we have blood on our hands - we are responsible for the deaths 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 "There was nothing but violence and innocent civilians dying in our hands for no justification," Key said. "We became the terrorists." 02 font 02 br
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00 If you are 01 u 00 'in my hands' 02 u 00 , it means that I am responsible for you, that I control you in some way. It often means
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01 font 00 "There was nothing but violence and innocent civilians dying in our hands for no justification," Key said. "We became the terrorists." 02 font 02 br
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00 If you are 01 u 00 'in my hands' 02 u 00 , it means that I am responsible for you, that I control you in some way. It often means
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00 I agree that "responsibility" may apply in the questioner's example, but I often hear "dying in my hands" used in the same sense as "dying in my arms." If you happen on the scene of an accident, and try to prevent death, you may be powerless to help, but clearly not responsible. 02 br
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00 Still, I acknowledge the idiom. Parent to teacher
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00 I agree that "responsibility" may apply in the questioner's example, but I often hear "dying in my hands" used in the same sense as "dying in my arms." If you happen on the scene of an accident, and try to prevent death, you may be powerless to help, but clearly not responsible. 02 br
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00 Still, I acknowledge the idiom. Parent to teacher
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0 Clive and Avangi, is the idiom "in my hands" equal to "in my care"? 02 br
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0 It can mean 'in my possession' or 'in my care' 02 br
00 Where's that report, - I had it in my hands 5 minutes ago! 02 br
00 I think the previous examples show how it means 'in my care' 0-
00 Where's that report, - I had it in my hands 5 minutes ago! 02 br
00 I think the previous examples show how it means 'in my care' 0-
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0 "In my care" is good. "In my posession" works for material things. "Under my control" would add Clive's "prisoner" factor, as in the case of a student in the classroom. 02 br
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