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change hands
Idioms and Phrases
Pass from one owner to another. For example, This house seems to change hands every other year , or The contract is valid only when money changes hands . [Second half of 1600s]Example Sentences
"Governments and regulators must step in now — with clear protocols, independent oversight, and enforceable safeguards — before any data changes hands."
In total, 20 councils changed hands, with Labour gaining 10 and losing two.
As the lawyers go through the process of the club potentially changing hands, Rangers are locked in a vicious cycle.
Attacking quickly after a transition - when possession changes hands - is arguably overtaking Guardiola's philosophy at elite level, with emphasis increasingly placed on direct football that runs deliberately in contrast to possession and territory.
A handful of House seats changing hands in 2026 will deliver a Democratic majority and a Democratic speaker.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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