in safe hands

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Prepositional phrase

in safe hands

(idiomatic) In the possession of, or protected by, someone who can be trusted.
Don't worry: I gave the necklace to a friend of mine. It's in safe hands.

I told the president that I'm glad the future of the country is in safe hands.

Translations

in the possession of or protected by someone who can be trusted

Chinese:
Mandarin: 在可靠的人手中 (zài kěkào de rén shǒu zhōng)
Dutch: in veilige handen, in goede handen
Finnish: turvallisissa käsissä, turvassa (fi)
French: sous bonne escorte (fr), entre de bonnes mains (fr)
Hungarian: biztos kezekben
Russian: в надёжных рука́х (v nadjóžnyx rukáx)

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