To have a hand in something
He is involved in the matter in some way.
(Modern Hebrew, following the expression "he has no hand or foot in it")
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יֵשׁ לוֹ יָד בַּדָּבָר
Definition (Hebrew)
הוּא מְעֹורָב בְּצוּרָה מְסַיֶּימֶת בָּעִנְיָין.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּיטּוּי "אֵין לוֹ יָד וָרֶגֶל")