if a problem or decision is out of someone's hands, they are not responsible for it any more.
The court will decide how much money you get - the decision is out of our hands.
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be out of (one's) hands
To be no longer within one's control. I submitted my application, so it's really out of my hands now.Now that the jury is deliberating, the case is out of our hands.