How to Pronounce "take matters into your own hands"
expression
TAYK MAT-erz IN-too yor OWN HANDZ
TAYK MAT-uz IN-tuh yawn HANDZ
Definition
To deal with a problem yourself instead of waiting for others to act or help.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈmætɝz/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz
British English
tˈeɪk/ /mˈætəz/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /hˈændz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK MAT-erz IN-too yor OWN HANDZ
UK
TAYK MAT-uz IN-tuh yawn HANDZ
Listen in Context
If nobody helps, I will take matters into my own hands.
She had to take matters into her own hands to fix the problem at work.
Sometimes, you need to take matters into your own hands to get things done.
After waiting for weeks, he finally decided to take matters into his own hands and called the boss directly.