Take matters into one's own hands
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定义
to take matters into one's own hands: 自行其是
I'd like everybody to show some initiative and take matters into your own hands. 我希望每个人都能表现出一些主动性，把这件事情当做自己的事情。
I took matters into my own hands by calling her the very next day. 我明天亲自出面给她打电话。
示例
- "If you do object to this visit, then I'd appreciate it if you could give me the telephone number of our Tech Support contractors so that I can take matters into my own hands."
练习 1
Polly writes that she will "take matters into [her] own hands".
Which of the following sentences expresses a similar meaning to Polly's line?
Which of the following sentences expresses a similar meaning to Polly's line?
Polly writes that she will "take matters into [her] own hands".
Which of the following sentences expresses a similar meaning to Polly's line?
Which of the following sentences expresses a similar meaning to Polly's line?
This is correct. When Polly writes that she will "take matters into [her] own hands", she is expressing that she will take responsibility or "handle" the technical problems. The idiom "to take matters into one's own hands" means "to take charge of a problem".
This choice is incorrect. Polly is not threatening to "strangle" Bob, or use any other form of violence on him.
This expression does not indicate that Polly will contact the authorities. Polly is actually expressing that she will take steps to resolve this problem herself, without Bob's help.
This is a very literal interpretation of the idiom, which is not entirely accurate. Polly is not expressing that she herself will fix the computers, but rather that she will take responsibility for the problem, and solve it.
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