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biting someone's hand off

biting someone's hand off is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about biting someone's hand off

What is biting someone's hand off the present participle and gerund of?
Biting someone's hand off is the present participle and gerund of bite someone's hand off.

Words near biting someone's hand off in the dictionary

  1. biting one's nails
  2. biting one's thumb
  3. biting one's tongue
  4. biting point
  5. biting points
  6. biting someone's hand off
  7. biting someone's head off
  8. biting stonecrop
  9. biting the big one
  10. biting the biscuit
  11. biting the bullet

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