When you fly, your life is in the hands of complete strangers.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
life is in someone's hands — (your) life is in (someone s) hands if your life is in someone s hands, that person is completely responsible for what happens to you, often for whether you live or die. When you fly, your life is in the hands of complete strangers … New idioms dictionary
your life is in hands — (your) life is in (someone s) hands if your life is in someone s hands, that person is completely responsible for what happens to you, often for whether you live or die. When you fly, your life is in the hands of complete strangers … New idioms dictionary
place (your) life in (someone's) hands — place/put (your) life in (someone s) hands (your) life is in (someone s) hands if your life is in someone s hands, that person is completely responsible for what happens to you, often for whether you live or die. Every time you drive a car, you… … New idioms dictionary
put (your) life in (someone's) hands — place/put (your) life in (someone s) hands (your) life is in (someone s) hands if your life is in someone s hands, that person is completely responsible for what happens to you, often for whether you live or die. Every time you drive a car, you… … New idioms dictionary
life is in hands — (your) life is in (someone s) hands if your life is in someone s hands, that person is completely responsible for what happens to you, often for whether you live or die. When you fly, your life is in the hands of complete strangers … New idioms dictionary
put your life in someone's hands — put your life in someone’s hands phrase to put yourself in a situation where someone else is responsible for what happens to you or for whether you live or die Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: life … Useful english dictionary
put your life in someone's hands — to put yourself in a situation where someone else is responsible for what happens to you or for whether you live or die … English dictionary
life — W1S1 [laıf] n plural lives [laıvz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time somebody is alive)¦ 2¦(state of being alive)¦ 3¦(way somebody lives)¦ 4¦(particular situation/job)¦ 5 social/personal/sex etc life 6¦(human existence)¦ 7¦(time when something exists/works)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
life — [ laıf ] (plural lives [ laıvz ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 time from birth to death ▸ 2 way of living, experience ▸ 3 state of being alive ▸ 4 living things ▸ 5 time something exists/lasts ▸ 6 activity/excitement ▸ 7 in games ▸ 8 life imprisonment ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
life — /laIf/ noun plural lives /laIvz/ PERIOD OF LIVING 1 (C, U) the period between a person s birth and death during which they are alive: Learning goes on throughout life. | You have your whole life ahead of you. | in your life: I d never seen the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
