take matters into one's own hands
take matters into one's own hands · takes matters into one's own hands · took matters into one's own hands · taken matters into one's own hands · taking matters into one's own hands
To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on othersTo deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
Translations
2 languagesForms
takes matters into one's own hands, taking matters into one's own hands, took matters into one's own hands, taken matters into one's own hands| Base form | take matters into one's own hands · to take matters into one's own hands |
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| 3rd person singular | takes matters into one's own hands |
| Present participle | taking matters into one's own hands |
| Past simple | took matters into one's own hands |
| Past participle | taken matters into one's own hands |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | take matters into one's own hands |
| he, she, it | takes matters into one's own hands |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | took matters into one's own hands |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taken matters into one's own hands |
| he, she, it | has taken matters into one's own hands |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will take matters into one's own hands |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.