out of your hands
out of (one's) hands
Not within one's control. I submitted my application, so it's really out of my hands now. Now that the jury is deliberating, the case is out of our hands.
See also: hand, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
out of your hands
COMMON If something is out of your hands, you are no longer responsible for it and there is nothing you can do about it. The matter has been taken out of our hands. We are referring all enquiries to the Department of the Environment. Things were out of our hands now. We could only wait.
See also: hand, of, out
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- out of (one's) hands
- out of hands
- out of somebody's hands
- have (one's) hands on (something)
- put (one's) hands up
- stand on (one's) hands
- wash (one's) hands
- wash your hands
- be good with (one's) hands
- be good with your hands