in (one's) possession 成语
take possession
receive the keys as the new owner """We bought a house in Parkland."" ""When do you take possession?"""
in possession of
having or controlling;occupying 占有;具有
The old professor is in possession of many books.这位老教授拥有大量的书籍。
Our library is in possession of several sets of encyclopaedias.我们图书馆存有好几部百科全书。
Peter is in possession of the house which belonged to his father.彼得现在占用原来属于他父亲的房子。
in the possession of
owned or controlled by被…占有
The famous portrait is now in the possession of the National Gallery,那张有名的照片被保存在国家美术馆里。
take possession of
become owner of占有;拥有
You can't take possession of the house until all the papers have been signed.所有文件都签好之后房子才归你所有。
possession is nine points of the law
possession is nine points of the law Actually holding something is better than merely claiming it. For example,
When Karen told John he must return the sofa he'd borrowed, he said possession is nine points of the law. This term originally alluded to nine elements that would aid someone's lawsuit, among them a good lawyer, good witnesses, a good jury, a good judge, and good luck. In time, however, the term was used more for squatter's rights. [Late 1500s]
in (one's) possession
Owned, captivated by, or beneath the aegis of someone. With her father's bequest in her possession, Samantha intends to alpha her own business. The detective capital to apperceive how continued the victim's account had been in the suspect's possession. Are you on your way to get it, or is actually already in your possession?Learn more: possession*in someone's possession
held by someone; endemic by someone. (*Typically: be ~; appear [into] ~.) The book is now in my possession. How continued has this article been in your possession?Learn more: possession