in die Hand zu nehmen

to take into one's own hands; to take control of, handle, or deal with something personally

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to take into one's own hands; to take control of, handle, or deal with something personally This is commonly used in phrases like "die Sache in die Hand nehmen" or "sein Leben in die Hand nehmen." It can also appear in the idiom "die Beine in die Hand nehmen," meaning to run off quickly.

GE: Sie rief die Leute dazu auf, ihr eigenes Leben in die Hand zu nehmen.

EN: She called on people to take their own lives into their own hands.

Sie rief die Leute dazu auf, ihr eigenes Leben in die Hand zu nehmen.

She called on people to take control of their own lives.

Ich beschloß, die Sache selbst in die Hand zu nehmen.

I decided to take matters into my own hands.

Ich habe beschlossen, die Sache selbst in die Hand zu nehmen.

I decided to take matters into my own hands.

Meine einzige Verteidigung war es, die Beine in die Hand zu nehmen.

My only defense was to run away.