takes something off someone's hands
takes something off someone's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
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