Decisions about how the money is spent are totally out of our hands.The new gun law is designed to keep automatic weapons out of the hands of the wrong people.
out of (one's) hands
Not 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.
out of your hands
COMMON If something is out of your hands, you are no longer responsible for it and there is nothing you can do about it. The matter has been taken out of our hands. We are referring all enquiries to the Department of the Environment.Things were out of our hands now. We could only wait.