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.