Significado da palavra "take matters into your own hands" em português

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take matters into your own hands

US /teɪk ˈmætərz ˈɪntuː jʊər oʊn hændz/
UK /teɪk ˈmætəz ˈɪntuː jɔːr oʊn hændz/
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Idioma

tomar as rédeas da situação, tomar providências

to deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so

Exemplo:
When the police failed to act, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands.
Quando a polícia não agiu, os moradores decidiram tomar as rédeas da situação.
She was tired of waiting for help, so she decided to take matters into her own hands and fix the leaky faucet herself.
Ela estava cansada de esperar por ajuda, então decidiu tomar as rédeas da situação e consertar a torneira que vazava sozinha.