How to Pronounce "hands off"
expression
ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz/ /ˈɔf
HANDZ-awf
hˈændz/ /ˈɒf
HANDZ-of
Definition
Used to tell someone not to touch something, or to instruct someone not to interfere or get involved.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz/ /ˈɔf
British English
hˈændz/ /ˈɒf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HANDZ-awf
UK
HANDZ-of
Listen in Context
Hands off my phone!
The teacher said, 'Hands off the models.'
This is my cake, hands off!
My parents take a hands-off approach to my homework—they let me do it myself.