"prendre en main" meaning in French

See prendre en main in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿ɑ̃ mɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-prendre en main.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre en main
  1. (transitive) to take charge of, to take in hand Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prendre_en_main-fr-verb-ucAWGQGt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (reflexive) to get a grip on one's life, to take oneself in hand Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-prendre_en_main-fr-verb-l83GbJlp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reprendre en main
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