het heft in eigen handen nemen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === het heft in eigen hand nemen === Etymology === Literally, “to take the haft into [one's] own hands”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(ɦ)ət ˈɦɛft ɪn ˈɛi̯ɣə(n) ˈɦɑndə(n) ˈneːmə(n)/, /ɦɛt ˈɦɛft ɪn ˈɛi̯ɣə(n) ˈɦɑndə(n) ˈneːmə(n)/ === Verb === het heft in eigen handen nemen (idiomatic) to take matters into one's own hands, to take control ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== het heft in handen hebben