get into the wrong hands

get into the wrong hands

To become acquired by people who were not supposed to have or know about the item in question. Please keep this report to yourself, I don't want it to get into the wrong hands. If this information gets into the wrong hands, all our undercover agents will be in danger.
See also: get, hand, wrong
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • attach
  • attach oneself to
  • attach to
  • attached
  • attached to
  • item
  • be an item
  • bare bones
  • bare-bones
  • trade in
References in periodicals archive
Sensitive documents can get into the wrong hands due to many reasons.