matter in hand
Example Sentences
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"I went into overdrive and focused purely on the matter in hand," said Dr Prichard, who also works for rugby league side Newcastle Thunder and part-time for Middlesbrough Academy.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021
The citizens should take this matter in hand at once, and if possible, erect a suitable building in some out-of-the-way place, engage competent nurses, and have every patient removed to the quarters prepared.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019
I still remember Demme standing in the frame, arms folded, putting questions to his cousin and watching him at work, even if the matter in hand was something as prosaic as a pothole.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2017
Because they are expensive and effortful, construction projects offer the appearance of serious attempts to fix something, even if they are irrelevant to the matter in hand.
From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2012
“But to come back to the matter in hand, gentlemen,” he said.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
