hands off
adj1
Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).
- a hands-off policy
- Related terms
- handless, hands down, hands-free, unhand
hands off
intj1
Informal Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.
2
Nautical, Transport Historical Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.