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bites someone's hand off

bites someone's hand off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Bites someone's hand off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite someone's hand off.

Words near bites someone's hand off in the dictionary

  1. bites on granite
  2. bites one's lip
  3. bites one's nails
  4. bites one's thumb
  5. bites one's tongue
  6. bites someone's hand off
  7. bites someone's head off
  8. bites the big one
  9. bites the biscuit
  10. bites the bullet
  11. bites the curb

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