Leave (someone Or Something) In (someone's) Hands Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Leave (someone Or Something) In (someone's) Hands Idiom mean?

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leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands What does leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands mean?	give someone control of or responsibility for someone or something	I left the planning for the barbecue in my father's hands.
leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands What does leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands mean?	to give someone control of someone or something	I plan to leave the party organizing in my friend's hands.
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Tale of the tape What does "Tale of the tape" mean?	This idiom is used when comparing things, especially in sports; it comes from boxing where the fighters would be measured with a tape measure before a fight.

shag What does "shag" mean?	have sexual intercourse with
nothing short of (something) What does "nothing short of (something)" mean?	to be more or less the same as something	It was nothing short of a miracle that the young man survived the car accident.
gun for (someone) What does "gun for (someone)" mean?	to look hard for a chance to harm or defeat someone	My supervisor has been gunning for me for a long time and I do not know why.
ROTL What does "ROTL" mean?	rolling on the floor
hail from (somewhere) What does "hail from (somewhere)" mean?	originally come from somewhere	My father hails from a small farming community.
rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way What does "rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way" mean?	to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)	The woman who I work with always rubs me the wrong way.
part and parcel of (something) What does "part and parcel of (something)" mean?	a necessary or important part of something	The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property.

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Leave (someone Or Something) In (someone's) Hands Idiom