ta saken i egna händer

Swedish

Etymology

ta (“take”) +‎ saken (“the thing, the matter”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ egna (“own”) +‎ händer (“hands”)

Verb

ta saken i egna händer (present tar saken i egna händer, preterite tog saken i egna händer, supine tagit saken i egna händer, imperative ta saken i egna händer)

1. (idiomatic) to take matters into one's own hands

References

• sak in Svensk ordbok (SO)