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单词 take someone in hand
释义

take someone in hand

Undertake to control or reform someone.If she is not taken in hand and directed on the right lines, hers could be a talent that is, wasted in the desert air....
  • I suppose your mother who was alerted at that stage was more capable of taking you in hand because the situation around her wasn't as toxic as it is now?
  • But all I really want them to do is to take me in hand - to quietly and firmly and with tremendous affection tell me that I've done enough, that I can stop now.

Synonyms

control, have authority over, be in charge of, direct, preside over, lead, dominate, master;
reform, improve, correct, change, make better, rehabilitate
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