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Discover LudwigThe phrase "having a hand in" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means being involved or taking part in something. Example: She had a hand in planning the surprise party for her sister's birthday.
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In both countries, parents are more accustomed to having a hand in their children's professional lives.
Using Google isn't the same as having a hand in engineering it.
China has strongly denied having a hand in the earlier attacks.
"Having a hand in it, being part of the process, has given me tremendous satisfaction.
"That's how he ended up having a hand in raising nine children".
But Mr Urey challenges anyone to prove him guilty of financial impropriety and denies having a hand in the violence.
Not to mention being given the possibility of having a hand in the downfall of the loveable/hateable fornicator.
Sheeran, a Teamsters official and Hoffa aide, was suspected of having a hand in Hoffa's 1975 disappearance.
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No commentator had a hand in it.
John had a hand in every corner.
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