в одни руки

• В ОДНИ РУКИ coll

[PrepP; Invar; prep obj; fixed WO]

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1. продавать, отпускать и т.п. что (used in cases when any one individual is not allowed to buy or receive more than a limited amount of some type of food or goods) (to sell, give out etc a certain amount of sth.) per person:

- (to) a customer;

- per customer;

- apiece.

     ♦ Ну, там, конечно, эта... ну, давка, и народ волнуется, кричат: "Без очереди не пускайте! В одни руки больше одной елки не выдавайте!" и выбирать не дают (Войнович 1). Of course .the place is packed with people, all excited and shouting. You have to take your turn! One tree to a customer! And they don't let you pick it (1a).

2. передавать, отдавать и т.п. что в одни руки (often in refer, to power, authority over sth. etc) (to give, hand over etc the whole of sth.) to a single organization, group, or individual:

- into the hands of one organization (group, person);

- to one organization (group, person).