off hands

off hands
off (someone's) hands if someone or something is off someone's hands, they are not responsible for them any more.

I've got a lot of freedom now the kids are off my hands.


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  • hands-off — adj [only before noun] a hands off way of organizing something involves letting people do what they want and make their own decisions, without telling them what to do ▪ a hands off style of management ▪ The government has a hands off approach to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • off someone's hands — off (someone s) hands if someone or something is off someone s hands, they are not responsible for them any more. I ve got a lot of freedom now the kids are off my hands …   New idioms dictionary

  • hands-off — adjective allowing other people to make their own decisions: a hands off style of management …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hands-off — also hands off, as an adjective, by 1895. As a command to desist, by 1810 …   Etymology dictionary

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