tei kuri be in the hands of somebody

Part of Speech	vi.constr
MWE Structure	vi - n
Morphology	tei kuri
Gloss	stay hand

• • be in the hands of somebody
  • • social interaction

  • • Example 3907:
      

      A tootoo tenaa na tei vai koa roho nana tea kuri ria buaku a papana to pupuana.

      My life was in the hands of the two parties who were fighting in this war.

      Source:

      Mah 13E(Eno) 482

    • Example 6127:
      

      enaa ne tei bata nom kuri riere iaa bo tetee

      so that I would be in mum and dad´s hand

      Source:

      Sii 02R 155

Related entries

• See also:
  • kuri hand; arm; foreleg
  • tea kuri in the hand (of somebody); in the care (of somebody)