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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Under the hands

"Under the hands of" = "in the hands of"?
  

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Hi, Much depends on the particular context and intended meaning. Would you like to write a few sentences? The 'in' phrase is OK.

  • Hi, Much depends on the particular context and intended meaning.
  • Would you like to write a few sentences?
  • The 'in' phrase is OK.
  • The 'under' phrase sounds unusual.
  • We often use 'at'.
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Hi,

Much depends on the particular context and intended meaning. Would you like to write a few sentences?

The 'in' phrase is OK. The 'under' phrase sounds unusual. We often use 'at'.

Clive
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Hi,

At / in the hands of somebody are idioms. You should use 'at the hands of somebody' when somebody

is the cause or the reason for something to happen. You should use 'in the hands of somebody'

when something is controlled by somebody. Unlike these two idioms, 'under the hands of somebody'

is not an idiomatic expression, and you ca

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