off someone's hands

English

Prepositional phrase

off someone's hands

1. Out of someone's possession or care.

   Antonym: on someone's hands

   Let me take that off your hands.

   • 2022 July 24, Susan Gray, quoting Tony Carr, “‘I trained Lampard and Ferdinand – but my best decision was starting a pension’”, in The Telegraph‎^[1]:

     I’ve got everything I need. My house is paid for and my three children are off my hands and doing very well. I’ve never been envious of the players who have gone on and done well for themselves on the football pitch and financially.