matter in hand
Example Sentences
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The citizens should take this matter in hand at once, and if possible, erect a suitable building in some out-of-the-way place, engage competent nurses, and have every patient removed to the quarters prepared.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019
"The PNG government is in charge of the law and order and security, and I understand they have this matter in hand," Ms Bishop said.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2017
I still remember Demme standing in the frame, arms folded, putting questions to his cousin and watching him at work, even if the matter in hand was something as prosaic as a pothole.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2017
Because they are expensive and effortful, construction projects offer the appearance of serious attempts to fix something, even if they are irrelevant to the matter in hand.
From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2012
Oedipus took the matter in hand with energy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
