To render someone powerless to act, to thwart someone.
take the law into one's own hands
To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without cons …
on someone's hands
Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lum …
change hands
To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
put someone under
To anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of n …
putty in someone's hands
One who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person; a pupp …
in safe hands
In the possession of, or protected by, someone who can be trusted.