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bitten someone's hand off

bitten someone's hand off is the past participle 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 bitten someone's hand off

What is bitten someone's hand off the past participle of?
Bitten someone's hand off is the past participle of bite someone's hand off.

Words near bitten someone's hand off in the dictionary

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

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