jdm. in die Hände fallen
to fall into someone's hands
Türkçe: birinin eline düşmek
In a sentence
Die Wanderin fiel den Betrügern in die Hände und verlor ihr ganzes Geld.
How it is used
Means 'to fall into someone's hands.' Neutral, often dramatic. Use when someone ends up under another's control, e.g., in crime or espionage contexts. Implies danger or loss of autonomy.
Other collocations built on fallen
- auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
- auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
- ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
- jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
- auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
- zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
- in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
- aus dem Rahmen fallento stand out from the norm
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