change hands
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change hands
verb changes hands · changing hands · changed hands
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To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
The food got a lot worse after the restaurant changed hands.
Similar: trade hands
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verb to become the property of someone else.
| Español | cambiar de manos |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 易手 yìshǒu, 倒手 dǎoshǒu |
| Français | changer de main |
| Italiano | cambiare di mano, cambiare proprietario, cambiare esercente |
| Tiếng Việt | thay tay, đổi chủ |
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