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in our hands vs in our hand

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In our hands' is the correct phrase when referring to something being held or controlled by multiple people. 'In our hand' is correct when referring to something being held or controlled by a single person.

Last updated: April 05, 2024 • 592 views

in our hands

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something being held or controlled by multiple people.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is within the possession, control, or responsibility of a group of people.

Examples:

  • The fate of the project is in our hands.
  • With teamwork, victory is in our hands.
  • The decision is in our hands now.
  • Creating more and better jobs is in our hands.
  • The future of our people is in our hands.
  • We returned home carrying our shoes in our hands.
  • With this in our hands, nothing.
  • This could all explode in our hands.
  • Holding an imaginary orange in our hands.
  • Your arms and ammunition are in our hands.
  • Her life was in our hands, man.
  • Their lives are in our hands, Bough.
  • First of all, we have all these things in our hands.
  • We're carrying her life in our hands.
  • The future was in our hands, uncertain and promising.
  • The Cup of Life will soon be in our hands.
  • Now the traitor is dead instead of in our hands.
  • At all times your life is in our hands.
  • At all times your life is in our hands.
  • By the way, that manual is already in our hands.
  • Every person in and out are in our hands.
  • Your emotional improvement is now in our hands.
  • We need the information so that the initiative remains in our hands.

Alternatives:

  • within our control
  • under our responsibility
  • up to us
  • within our possession
  • within our grasp

in our hand

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something being held or controlled by a single person.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is within the possession, control, or responsibility of a single person.

Examples:

  • The decision is in our hand.
  • With your skills, victory is in your hand.
  • The fate of the company is in his hand.
  • Some of us think better with a drink in our hand.
  • It could have been any one of us with that drill in our hand.
  • Scorpion, you're finally in our hand.
  • The nylon rope is... in our hand.
  • They must be weapons in our hand enemy... by surprise.
  • With honor due to each And justice in our hand
  • Just like all the other children in Lateis we were born with a suitcase in our hand.
  • We step up to the table with a scalpel in our hand, - and we go it alone.
  • And this, what we have in our hand, is the only way I have to atone for that mistake.
  • Each of us holds a torch in our hand and gazes into the flame lost in thought.
  • We might have been poor but what we had, we had in our hand.
  • with pints of beers in our hand.
  • This cookie is not born to keep in our hand, but to wears as a thimble, and then enjoy it in one mouthful together with our favorite cream.
  • With this in our hand, we can have money and power in no time!
  • As for holding something in our hand, if we think about grasping for true existence, grasping is a strong way of mentally holding on to an object.
  • When, in addition to that mental hold, we physically hold something in our hand, our physical grasp reinforces our mental grasp.
  • We can only arrive there with the memory of having been chosen, of bearing within our heart the promise which pushes us to keep going with the covenant in our hand and in our heart.
  • With this he had placed the key in our hand to build historical thought into theology, or much more, he taught us to think historically in theology and so to recognize the identity of faith in all developments.
  • Got a contract in our hand
  • With Harlem in our hand, our revenue will double at once, if not more.

Alternatives:

  • within my control
  • under my responsibility
  • up to me
  • within my possession
  • within my grasp

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