English · Idiom Candidate

trade hands

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

be sold or transferred to a new owner

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được bán hoặc chuyển giao cho chủ sở hữu mới

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: change possession

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The painting traded hands several times before being donated to the museum

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Hands

Common questions

What does “trade hands” mean?

be sold or transferred to a new owner Literally: change possession

Is “trade hands” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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