have one's hand in something
- have one's hand in something
have one's hand in something
Fig. to exercise control over something; to play an identifiable role in doing something. (See also
have a hand in something.) •
She always has to have her hand in everything.
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I want to have my hand in the arrangement.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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