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taken something off someone's hands

taken something off someone's hands is the past participle of take something off someone's hands.

Meaning of take something off someone's hands

Verb

take something off someone's hands (third-person singular simple present takes something off someone's hands, present participle taking something off someone's hands, simple past took something off someone's hands, past participle taken something off someone's hands)

  1. To relieve someone of something burdensome by taking it.
    • You've got entirely too many goodies. Would ye like me to take some of those things off yer hands? I can buy the ones ye don't need, if ye want.1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Questions about taken something off someone's hands

What is taken something off someone's hands the past participle of?
Taken something off someone's hands is the past participle of take something off someone's hands.

Words near taken something off someone's hands in the dictionary

  1. taken something as it came
  2. taken something as read
  3. taken something in one's stride
  4. taken something in stride
  5. taken something off one's chest
  6. taken something off someone's hands
  7. taken something to
  8. taken something to one's grave
  9. taken stock
  10. taken ten
  11. taken the bait

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