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[victoria.]

Hello everybody,

I used to come across the expression "within someone's power/within the power of smb" as in:
To secure successful language learning is only within the power of a teacher.
But when I looked the expression up in some dictionaries - found nothing.
Do they say so nowadays?

Thank you in advance!

Victoria

[minnieuk]

Yes, you quite often hear the expression 'within someone's power'. It means that something is within the control of that person so they are able to achieve it through their own efforts - nobody else is stopping them.

[Raymott]

Hello everybody,

I used to come across the expression "within someone's power/within the power of smb" as in:
To secure successful language learning is only within the power of a teacher.
But when I looked the expression up in some dictionaries - found nothing.
Do they say so nowadays?

Thank you in advance!

Victoria

Dictionaries generally don't define phrases. Most English phrases will not be found in dictionaries.

[victoria.]

Yes, you quite often hear the expression 'within someone's power'. It means that something is within the control of that person so they are able to achieve it through their own efforts - nobody else is stopping them.

Thank you!

[Verona_82]

Definition and pronunciation of power | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

power - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

What dictionaries have you consulted?

[victoria.]

What dictionaries have you consulted?

I usually turn to Cambridge Dictionary Online
I've looked it up once again and found the expression, I should have been more attentive....