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bit someone's hand off

bit someone's hand off is the simple past of bite someone's hand off.

Meaning of bite someone's hand off

Verb

bite someone's hand off (third-person singular simple present bites someone's hand off, present participle biting someone's hand off, simple past bit someone's hand off, past participle bitten someone's hand off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To enthusiastically accept an offer.
    • Early next morning, before Stephen left for town, Juan called us again with his final offer. We bit his hand off.2011 March 11, Jackie Todd, Dog Days in Andalucía: Tails from Spain, Random House, →ISBN, page 35

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What is bit someone's hand off the simple past of?
Bit someone's hand off is the simple past of bite someone's hand off.

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