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bite someone's hand off

bite someone's hand off verb: to enthusiastically accept an offer.

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
    • I tried to look cool but I bit his hand off and verbally accepted the provisional offer.2014 July 2, Shelley Bridgman, Stand-up for Yourself, eBook Partnership, →ISBN

Forms of bite someone's hand off

third-person singular presentbites someone's hand off
present participlebiting someone's hand off
pastbit someone's hand off
past participlebitten someone's hand off

Questions about bite someone's hand off

What does bite someone's hand off mean?
Bite someone's hand off means to enthusiastically accept an offer.
What part of speech is bite someone's hand off?
Bite someone's hand off is a verb.
What is the past tense of bite someone's hand off?
The past tense of bite someone's hand off is bit someone's hand off.

Words near bite someone's hand off in the dictionary

  1. bite one's nails
  2. bite one's thumb
  3. bite one's tongue
  4. bite point
  5. bite points
  6. bite someone's hand off
  7. bite someone's head off
  8. bite someone's style
  9. bite stick
  10. bite sticks
  11. bite suit

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