take someone/something in hand
• deal with or take control of someone or something.
• "their parents are incapable of taking their children in hand"
take something in hand
• start doing or dealing with a task.
Similar:
deal with,
apply oneself to,
address oneself to,
get to grips with,
get stuck into,
busy oneself with,
set one's hand to,
grapple with,
take on,
attend to,
see to,
sort out,
take care of,
pursue,
handle,
manage,
start on,
embark on,
commence,
take a hand
• become influential in determining something; intervene.
• "fate was about to take a hand in the outcome of the championship"
