hands off



hands off

An order to stop touching or interfering with something, as in Hands off the cake, children! This idiom is also put as keep one's hands off, as in She knew she had to keep her hands off so he could learn to tie his shoes by himself. [Mid-1500s]
See also: hand, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cornett[kɔ:'net]
Shohre-Persian
OrsonAWR-sənEnglish
Ariannaah-RYAHN-nahItalian
Cyneweard-Anglo-Saxon
SundaySUN-dayEnglish