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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
From /off his hands
Hi teachers,
The sentence is natural, isn't it? Which one 'from' or 'of'?
She abruptly takes the paper from /off his hands.
Thanks in advance.
The sentence is natural, isn't it? Which one 'from' or 'of'?
She abruptly takes the paper from /off his hands.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
from, not off
- from, not off
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In this context, from.
However, to take something off someone's hands means to relieve them of a responsibility, or to remove something they have but don't want.
"He was desperate to get rid of his old car, so she agreed to take it off his hands."
However, to take something off someone's hands means to relieve them of a responsibility, or to remove something they have but don't want.
"He was desperate to get rid of his old car, so she agreed to take it off his hands."
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