单词 | in good hands |
释义 | > as lemmasin (also into) good hands (i) in (also into) good hands: in (also into) the charge or care of a reliable and trustworthy person or persons; securely protected by a dependable party; = in (also into) safe hands at Phrases 1f(e)(ii). ΚΠ ?1551 A. Bacon tr. B. Ochino 14 Serm. x. sig. F.vi They are then in good handes, beynge in Christes, out of the whyche none shall take them. 1684 Observator in Dialogue 23 Apr. We are Safe, so long as we are in Good hands. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 173 This was..a very commendable thing, provided the poor children fell into good Hands afterwards, and were not abus'd..by the Nurses. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. viii. 120 In good hands, she will turn out a valuable woman. 1853 C. Brontë Villette III. xliii. 337 You are in good hands; M. Miret will not be extortionate. 1911 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Mar. 718/1 The patients were in these instances..in good hands. 1978 Antiques & Art Monitor 28 Oct. 33/1 The Essex countryside appears to be in good hands. 2003 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 5 Jan. 18/3 Even when I was not sure what was happening or why, I always felt that I was in good hands. < as lemmas |
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