in safe hands

in safe hands

English

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Adjective

in safe hands (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) In the possession of, or protected by, someone who can be trusted.

   Don't worry: I gave the necklace to a friend of mine. It's in safe hands.

   I told the president that I'm glad the future of the country is in safe hands.

Translations

in the possession of or protected by someone who can be trusted

Chinese: Mandarin: 在可靠的人手中 (zài kěkào de rén shǒu zhōng) Dutch: in veilige handen, in goede handen

Finnish: turvallisissa käsissä, turvassa Hungarian: biztos kezekben Russian: в надёжных рука́х (v nadjóžnyx rukáx)