take matters into one's own handsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

take matters into one's own hands (三人称単数 現在形 takes matters into one's own hands, 現在分詞 taking matters into one's own hands, 過去形 took matters into one's own hands, 過去分詞 taken matters into one's own hands)

1. (idiomatic) To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible かつ have failed to deal with the issue).
   • 2011 February 12, Les Roopanarine, “Birmingham 1 - 0 Stoke”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.

関連する語

• take the law into one's own hands

Further reading

• take matters into one's own hands at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “take matters into one's own hands”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “take matters into one's own hands” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.