at the hands of

preposition

By the actions of (someone).

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Meanings

preposition

alternative at the hand of

  1. By the actions of (someone).

    By 1859, D. Morier Evans was exhibiting [George] Hudson as the principal character in his rogues' gallery entitled "Facts, Failures and Frauds"; and at the hands of modern economic historians he has been written down as a common swindler.

    1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800
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    It also does not help that one of the main causes of Chelsea's current plight is the scattergun strategy and madcap transfer spree from their owners that has taken them to 11th in the Premier League and now out of the Champions League at the hands of the ruthless holders, who are always happy to apply brutal reality to any romantic notions.

    2023 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea Champions League exit: Where do 'disjointed, broken' Blues go from here?”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Arabic تَحْتَ تَصَرُف
  • تَحْتَ تَصَرُف (taḥta taṣaruf)by the actions of
Chinese Mandarin 經...之手 /经...之手
  • 經...之手 /经...之手 (jīng ... zhī shǒu)by the actions of
Dutch door toedoen van
  • door toedoen vanby the actions of
Finnish toimesta
  • toimestaby the actions of
French aux mains de
  • aux mains deby the actions of
German seitens, von Seiten
  • seitensby the actions of
  • von Seitenby the actions of
  • durchby the actions of
Italian da parte di, per mano di
  • da parte diby the actions of
  • per mano diby the actions of
Latin ab, a
  • abby the actions of
  • aby the actions of
Polish z rąk
  • z rąkby the actions of
Portuguese pelas mãos de
  • pelas mãos deby the actions of
Russian от рук
  • от рук (ot ruk)by the actions of
Spanish en manos de
  • en manos deby the actions of
Vietnamese dưới bàn tay của, dưới tay của
  • dưới bàn tay củaby the actions of
  • dưới tay củaby the actions of
Cite this entry
APA

at the hands of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20hands%20of

MLA

“at the hands of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20hands%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the hands of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20hands%20of.

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