in safe hands

English

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Prepositional phrase

in safe hands

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 (fi)
• French: sous bonne escorte (fr), entre de bonnes mains (fr)
• Hungarian: biztos kezekben
• Russian: в надёжных рука́х (v nadjóžnyx rukáx)