Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take something off someone's hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
take -some-thing of-f -some-one's hands
IPA
51
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To relieve someone of something burdensome by taking it.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes something off someone's hands (present, singular) taking something off someone's hands (participle, present) took something off someone's hands (past) taken something off someone's hands (participle, past)

Questions

What does take something off someone's hands mean?
To relieve someone of something burdensome by taking it.

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