took something off someone's hands
took something off someone's hands is the simple past 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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