change hands

Idioms and Phrases

Pass from one owner to another. For example, This house seems to change hands every other year , or The contract is valid only when money changes hands . [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

There are also legal protections which apply in the UK under its version of the data protection law, GDPR, whether the firm goes bust or changes hands.

From BBC

It had spent five years importing and exporting fruit and vegetables, but the firm changed hands in December 2020.

From BBC

And six scoreless innings from the L.A. bullpen kept the lead from changing hands again.

From Los Angeles Times

Six scoreless innings from the L.A. bullpen kept the lead from changing hands again.

From Los Angeles Times

The site changed hands between the British and Americans over the decades until it was closed in 1972 and given back to the land's original owners.

From BBC