Off
Leaving
It gives the idea of leaving. Sometimes sending somebody or something somewhere or not holding somebody, let somebody or something go free.
back off | He backed off slowly keeping an eye on me |
be off | I'm off to the shops. |
blast off | The space shuttle blasted off for the new international space station today. |
bog off | Tell him to bog off. |
bugger off | If you don't like it, bugger off elsewhere. |
bundle off | My family bundled me off to rehab. |
buzz off | He had to buzz off for an afternoon service, but returned later. |
cart off | He was carted off the field with an apparent injury. |
clear off | During the night the fog cleared off. |
come off | I watched him come off the plane |
dash off | Feel free to dash off an email to us at any time. |
drop off | She dropped me off at my place on her way down south. |
fire off | He raised his gun and fired off a shot. |
fuck off | He told me to fuck off and mind my own business. |
get off | The rocket failed to get off the launch pad. |
give off | The body gives off heat to the surrounding air. |
go off | Why should he go off like that without saying good-bye? |
go off with | She went off with another man. |
hare off | It frightened her enough to send her haring off. |
haul off | He was hauled off to the police station. |
head off | We said our goodbyes headed off in the other direction. |
kick off | The tour is going to kick off right here in Atlanta. |
lead off | There were four closed doors leading off the hallway. |
let off | The park was the only place where she could let the dog off the lead for a good run. |
lift off | He took her wife around the waist and lifted her off the ground. |
move off | I decided to move off and try another area. |
naff off | They basically told me to naff off. |
nip off | I'm going to nip off early so I can catch my train. |
pack off | At 8:30 his mother packed him off to bed. |
peel off | The bodyguards peeled off and started moving toward us. |
piss off | I told him to piss off and leave me alone. |
push off | Why don't you push off and mind your own business? |
run off | Her husband ran off with a younger woman. |
see off | We went to see him off and kept saying good-bye until the boat disappeared from sight. |
send off | I sent it off last week - it should have arrived by now! |
set off | They've set off on a trip around the world. |
shoot off | The consultant had to shoot off to an important meeting. |
shove off | I told them to shove off. |
slip off | They slipped off through the woods. |
slope off | They sloped off soon afterwards. |
sod off | He told the guy to sod off and mind his own business. |
spirit off | They spirited him off to the mountains. |
start off | If you're not used to exercising, you can start off by walking half a mile, and maybe within a year or so you can build up to walking two or three miles. |
storm off | He stormed off in a rage. |
strike off | I struck off down a wooded back lane to Snowhill. |
swan off | He just swanned off in a fit of rage. |
take off | The plane took off two hours late because of the fog. |
tear off | The boy was terrified and tore off down the path to get back with his friends. |
trot off | The girls trotted off to school. |
turn off | He turned off the road and parked in a little clearing in a wood. |
veer off | The electrons having negative charge would veer off to the right. Protons having positive charge would veer off to the left. |
wave off | Martin waved him off at the station wondering when he was likely to see him again. |
zoom off | They zoomed off to the hospital. |
Removing
Removing, getting rid of something because you don't want it anymore.
auction off | I sold two of the houses we never used and auctioned off the furniture. |
blow off | The roof was blown off. |
bump off | He got bumped off his flight. |
check off | Check off the things you've already done. |
chip off | Use a paint stripper to chip off the paint. |
chop off | Her head was chopped off on May 19, 1536. |
come off | It seems to be stuck on with glue and it won't come off. |
cross off | She crossed the name off the list. |
cut off | He cut off a small piece of meat. |
dust off | He dusted off his trousers. |
ease off | She eased off her shoes. |
fall off | One of the buttons fell off. |
fling off | He flung off his shirt and flexed for the cameras. |
hack off | He hacked off a branch with his knife. |
help off with | Let me help you off with your coat. |
kick off | He kicked off his shoes. |
kill off | What killed off the dinosaurs? |
knock off | He was knocked off his bike but sustained only minor injuries. |
leave off | He was disappointed to be left off the short list. |
lop off | Lop off the branch just above the new season's bud. |
marry off | They want to marry her off to a rich man. |
pair off | They tried to pair him off with someone from their circle of acquaintances. |
pay off | I've paid off all my debts. |
peel off | Crack each egg all over and carefully peel off the shell. |
pension off | My new computer is a lot faster than the laptop I've just pensioned off. |
pick off | I'll pick them off one by one |
pour off | Pour off a little of the oil. |
rip off | We ripped each other's clothes off. |
rub off | It will rub off after a few months of use. |
run off with | He ran off with it without paying. |
saw off | He suffered an injury that saw him off the pitch for about 10 months. |
score off | Score them off when you get them sorted. |
scrape off | She scraped off some of the wax with his fingernail. |
scrub off | Use a mixture of vinegar and salt to scrub it off. |
sell off | They didn't want to sell it off to foreign investors. |
shave off | I shaved my beard off. I fancied a change. |
shear off | The roof of the car was completely sheared off. |
shoot off | He had his right leg shot off. |
shunt off | Certain jobs should remain state jobs and not be shunted off to the private sector. |
siphon off | £3 billion in pension cash have been siphoned off by fund managers. |
skim off | Corrupt managers skimmed off the profits. |
slip off | She slipped off her dress and threw it on a chair. |
slough off | He is determined to slough off his old life. |
soak off | I soaked the paint off. |
strain off | Strain off the water and add salt and pepper to taste. |
strike off | A company can be struck off the register for a number of reasons. |
strip off | I stripped off and went for a swim in the sea. |
sweat off | I decided to hit the gym and try and sweat it off. |
take off | He was hot so he took off his jacket. |
tear off | When I was a young kid, I always used to tear the crust off bread and not eat it. |
throw off | She was thrown off the flight without a valid reason. |
tick off | Tick off all the words on the list that you hear. |
trim off | Carefully trim off the excess pastry using a small sharp knife. |
vote off | She has become the third contestant to be voted off. |
walk off with | He walked off with the title. |
wash off | Use the garden hose to wash off the mud. |
whip off | The photographer told her to whip off her top. |
wipe off | The dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the Earth 65 million years ago. |
work off | Work off stress through any type of exercise that you enjoy and are physically able to do. |
Separating
block off | The incident sparked a major public alert with authorities blocking off parts of the city. |
box off | We've boxed off the stairs. |
branch off | Church road branches off the main road to the left. |
brick off | The tunnel has been bricked off on both sides. |
close off | The area will remain closed off until further notice. |
cone off | The lane was coned off after an accident. |
cordon off | Investigators have now cordoned off the area. |
curtain off | The space had no dressing area so a corner was curtained off. |
cut off | People who live in big cities become insulated, cut off from one another. |
fence off | Unfortunately the square was being renovated and was fenced off to the public. |
mark off | They marked off the area where the body was found. |
partition off | The rear seat is partitioned off from the driver. |
rail off | It was railed off to prevent the accidental fall of visitors. |
screen off | The pool area is screened off. |
seal off | The area has been sealed off by the army for the past few days. |
shut off | There were big trees that shut off the view. |
spin off | The three main businesses could be easily spun off. |
split off | Many of its members split off to form a new party. |
wall off | The enclosure was walled off and locked every night. |
Finishing, completing, stopping, cancelling
Bringing something to an end. Completing a process, sometimes quickly or successfully. Cancelling or putting a stop to something that was going on or was going to happen.
Preventing; protecting; rejecting
beat off | They beat off strong competition from a Singapore-based rival to win the contract. |
brush off | It's too easy to brush off the issue if you haven't been affected. |
buy off | They tried to buy him off with a position in Washington. |
chase off | They were chased off by troops, who fired warning shots. |
fend off | The president has fended off criticism about the tactics he used to raise money for his own re-election. |
fight off | I'm taking lots of vitamin C to help me fight off this cold. |
frighten off | The crowd wasn't frightened off by the thunderstorm. |
head off | The shot was low and firm but Jiang blocked brilliantly to head off the danger. |
hold off | He held off the challenge of his brother Ralf for a third podium of the season. |
keep off | keep your hands off me! |
laugh off | The actress laughed off the rumours about her wedding. |
slag off | Stop slagging him off all the time! |
pay off | They offered to pay him off if he drops the case. |
put off | I didn't want her to come to the concert so I put her off by saying she wouldn't enjoy it. |
scare off | If you look for commitment too soon, it scares a man off. |
see off | United have always been able to see off their rivals. |
stave off | She might need antibiotics to stave off infection. |
ward off | To ward off further damage and potential injury, they removed several trees on the property. |
warn off | They warned him off but he kept coming. |
Success
bring off | Disaster movies that have no human enemy to hate are difficult to bring off. |
carry off | I was still unsure that he could carry off such a project. |
come off | It was a good try but it didn't quite come off. |
go off | Everything went off smoothly. |
hit off | I met a guy recently and we really hit it off. |
pass off as | He stole the design and passed it off as his own. |
pay off | Her hard work has definitely paid off. |
pull off | It took patience to pull off the deal. |
show off | The event gives them a chance to show off some of their skills. |
Beginning
Some verbs with off mean start of begin something. Quite similar to verbs listed under the departure tag.
fire off | The reporters fired off questions as we left the room. |
get off | The show got off to a flying start with astounding displays from many world-class teams. |
get off with | He's been trying to get off with her since the beginning of term. |
kick off | The first match will kick off right after the opening ceremony. |
lead off | She led off with a welcome and an introduction of guests. |
set off | We set off for London at five o'clock in the morning so we would arrive before the rush hour. |
spark off | We are glad that we sparked off a debate on this issue. |
start off | Let me start off by saying that I am in love with all of your books. |
tee off | We teed off at 7:30 and were the first group on the golf course. |
touch off | The incident touched off a small riot. |
trigger off | Stress can trigger off many beauty problems, like acne, hair loss and dandruff. |
Decreasing, reducing
cool off | They've even got a swimming pool to cool off in the heat of the summer. |
die off | Some of the trees were dying off. |
drop off | Temperatures will drop off quickly as northwest winds strengthen. |
dry off | Leave it till it dries off. |
ease off | My hangover eased off at noon. |
fall off | Growth fell off sharply as a result of the oil crisis. |
knock off | They decided to knock 50p off the price of hots drinks. |
let off | We live in London and normally the kids have nowhere at all to let off steam. |
level off | House prices have started to level off. |
pass off | The side effects will pass off after a few days. |
slacken off | The rain was showing no signs of slackening off. |
sleep off | Go home and sleep it off before you do any more damage. |
tail off | Profits tailed off slightly towards the end of the year. |
take off | I'll take it off your wages. |
taper off | My voice tapered off as I realized that none of the others were singing along. |
walk off | Walking is one of the best forms of exercise and done regularly you can walk off those excess pounds. |
wean off | I decided to wean myself off coffee. |
wear off | He's in pain when the effect of the drugs he's taking starts to wear off. |
work off | Work off stress through any type of exercise that you enjoy and are physically able to do. |
Falling asleep
doze off | I tried to read a newspaper but must have been so tired that I dozed off. |
drift off | I relaxed and drifted off to sleep |
drop off | He was so tired that he dropped off to sleep immediately. |
get off | I couldn't get off to sleep until 4am. |
go off | He went off to sleep in the car. |
nod off | I tried to stay awake but kept nodding off. |
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