Idiom
bite someone's hand off
Meaning
To enthusiastically accept an offer.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If they offer you that job, you should bite their hand off.”
“The company offered him a huge raise, so he bit their hand off immediately.”
“Given the rarity of such a prestigious opportunity, the young artist would surely bite their hand off if they offered her a solo exhibition.”
Examples
simple
“If they offer you that job, you should bite their hand off.”
contextual
“The company offered him a huge raise, so he bit their hand off immediately.”
complex
“Given the rarity of such a prestigious opportunity, the young artist would surely bite their hand off if they offered her a solo exhibition.”
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