Hands
Hands noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Rests
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- However, practically every quest they hand you will do its level best to convince you that the fate of the world rests in your hands.
Source: Perpetually Static - A woman's fate rests in his hands... but he can save her only if he manages not to kill her himself first.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Twilight - The Last Halloween: The fate of the world rests in the hands of a ten-year-old, as monsters attempt to kill all humans in order to gain immortality.
Source: Horror Webcomics
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