idiomput/place your life in sb's handsto put yourself in a situation where someone is responsible for what happens to you:Jenna wasn't ready to put her life in the hands of any man.It's scary placing your life in the hands of a doctor you've never even met before.sb's life is in your hands: As a teacher you sometimes feel that these children's lives are in your hands. —compare take your life in your (own) hands
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