het heft in eigen handen nemen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • het heft in eigen hand nemen

Etymology

Literally, “to take the haft into [one's] own hands”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(ɦ)ət ˈɦɛft ɪn ˈɛi̯ɣə(n) ˈɦɑndə(n) ˈneːmə(n)/, /ɦɛt ˈɦɛft ɪn ˈɛi̯ɣə(n) ˈɦɑndə(n) ˈneːmə(n)/

Verb

het heft in eigen handen nemen

  1. (idiomatic) to take matters into one's own hands, to take control

Inflection
Conjugation of het heft in eigen handen nemen: see nemen.
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