- change\ hands
- v. phr.To change or transfer ownership.
Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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change hands — {v. phr.} To change or transfer ownership. * /Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better./ … Dictionary of American idioms
change hands — {v. phr.} To change or transfer ownership. * /Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better./ … Dictionary of American idioms
change hands — ► to pass from one owner to another: »More than 30 million shares changed hands in the first hour of business. Main Entry: ↑change … Financial and business terms
change hands — ► change hands 1) (of a business or building) pass to a different owner. 2) (of money) pass to another person in the course of a business transaction. Main Entry: ↑change … English terms dictionary
change hands — index bequeath, circulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
change hands — verb be transferred to another owner This restaurant changed hands twice last year • Syn: ↑change owners • Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace • Hyponyms: ↑vest, ↑fall, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
change hands — change owners, be sold or traded That condo changed hands three times in one year three owners! … English idioms
change hands — change ownership, be passed between people … English contemporary dictionary
change hands — Change owners … New dictionary of synonyms
change hands — 1) if something changes hands, it gets a new owner The house has changed hands several times in the last few years. 2) if money changes hands, one person gives it to another as payment, sometimes in a dishonest way No money actually changed hands … English dictionary
