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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take the matter into one's own hands en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of take matters into one's own hands.
    • It was obvious to the inhabitants of the small coastal town of Bridport that in the midst of these squabbles their need for a railway was going to be overlooked, and they decided to take the matter into their own hands. 1957 November 14, J. Spencer Gilks, “Centenary of the Bridport Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 747:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
takes the matter into one's own hands Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
took the matter into one's own hands Tense=Past lexicographic
taken the matter into one's own hands Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taking the matter into one's own hands Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

take matters into one's own hands