fall into the wrong hands
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fall into the wrong hands (third-person singular simple present falls into the wrong hands, present participle falling into the wrong hands, simple past fell into the wrong hands, past participle fallen into the wrong hands)
- (idiomatic) To become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.
- The policeman was concerned that the lost handgun would fall into the wrong hands.