take something off someone's hands

verb

To relieve someone of something burdensome by taking it.

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Meanings

verbtake something off someone's hands (third-person singular simple present takes something off someone's hands, present participle taking something off someone's hands, simple past took something off someone's hands, past participle taken something off someone's hands)

present singular third person takes something off someone's hands · participle present taking something off someone's hands · past took something off someone's hands · participle past taken something off someone's hands

  1. To relieve someone of something burdensome by taking it.

    You've got entirely too many goodies. Would ye like me to take some of those things off yer hands? I can buy the ones ye don't need, if ye want.

    1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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Chicago

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