take matters into one's own hands (English, verb)
expansion: take matters into one's own hands (third-person singular simple present takes matters into one's own hands, present participle taking matters into one's own hands, simple past took matters into one's own hands, past participle taken matters into one's own hands)
Senses:
glosses: To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes matters into one's own hands
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking matters into one's own hands
tags: participle
present
form: took matters into one's own hands
tags: past
form: taken matters into one's own hands
tags: participle
past