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get into the wrong hands

idiom
Meaning

To fall into the wrong hands.


Examples
SIMPLE

Keep your password safe so it does not get into the wrong hands.

CONTEXTUAL

The company tightened its security protocols to ensure that sensitive client data would not get into the wrong hands.

COMPLEX

The scientist feared that if his dangerous research were to get into the wrong hands, it could cause irreparable harm to global security.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bark up the wrong tree

    To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.

  2. 02

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  3. 03

    catch hands

    To take a punch; to get hit, especially with the hand or fist.

  4. 04

    change hands

    To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.

  5. 05

    clap one's hands red

    To clap or applaud intensely.

  6. 06

    clean hands

    Freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.

  7. 07

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  8. 08

    dishpan hands

    Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.

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