出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第203页（232字）
大权落在别人手里，例光绪皇帝年幼，慈禧太后怕大权旁落，于是垂帘听政，亲自控制朝廷。
When the child Emperor Guang Xu came to the throne，all the power was taken over by the Empress Ci Xi who dominated and controlled the court．