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off

Away from somewhere or some time. I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school. There's a nice restaurant just off the main road. Bye, I'll be off now. He was standing about 50m off. Your birthday's only a few days off now. If something is off it is not on. She took the hat off his head. Keep your feet off the desk, please. Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc. As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her. If something that uses energy is off, it is not working. It was dark in the room because the light was off. He turned the TV off and went to bed. If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school. I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off. made smaller by a certain amount They've taken 30% off the price. We cut off a few pieces. If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen. Tonight's game is off because of the rain. They've called off the meeting. If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before. That article really put me off meat. If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more. He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.

off

If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.

off

If a person offs someone, they kill him or her. I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.

off

(= away, forth) from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) ran away from the lion wanted to get away from there sent the children away to boarding school the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal went off to school they drove off go forth and preach (= away) at a distance in space or time the boat was 5 miles off (or away) the party is still 2 weeks off (or away) away back in the 18th century no longer on or in contact or attached clean off the dirt he shaved off his mustache not in operation or operational the oven is off the lights are off below a satisfactory level an off year for tennis his performance was off (= sour) in an unpalatable state sour milk (of events) no longer planned or scheduled the wedding is definitely off not performing or scheduled for duties He's off every Tuesday (= murder) kill intentionally and with premeditation The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

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Simple sentences

You piss me off!
You'd better set off at once.
Turn off the television. I can't concentrate.
The paint is peeling off the weather-beaten wall.
It rained heavily, and consequently the baseball game was called off.
He took a week off.
A fork fell off the table.
Let's get off the bus.
He took off his glasses after that.
Do you mind if I turn off the light?
You can take today off.
I shouldn't have logged off.
It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do.
You are way off the track.
You need not take off your shoes.
I would rather you had a day off.
Your remarks are off the point.
Your second button is coming off.
Your efforts will soon pay off.
You're off in your reckoning.
You had better call off your plan.

Movie subtitles

Going off stealing things Mom, I'm so embarrassed to death because of you.
Take your hand off, get out!
It ran off.
Um. today is my last day off, so I wanted to see what sort of place Area 11 is.
You should have finished them off!
Everyone back off.
Sorry about having you drop me off like this.
Back off.
Even though the cameras are off.
Why can't you cut this off?
Along with Portugal, Spain had been first off the mark, seizing the initiative in the New World.
You're showing off your technology is better than theirs.
But then, in the mid-1 7th century, the wheels came flying off.
In the next episode of civilization, I'll ask why it was that the scientific revolution happened only in the West, and failed to take off even in those parts of the Eastern world that had once been pioneers of mathematics and astronomy.
It'll take your mind off things.
Uncle, reminding you I need tomorrow night off.
With the two of us, man, we could totally pull it off.
It was the three of us that were gonna pull it off.
Let go! - Get your hands off it!
Get off, get off!
I can't believe we pulled it off.
We crossed off parking lot on our bingo card, so I figured I had to look for some new spots.
I'm in. And we get the whole afternoon off.
It's a big fucking setback to lose a member of my crew, so I paid off Patti to hook a patsy from Nick's crew.
I guess your cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister ripped us off.
Us? She ripped you off.
I got ripped off.
No, you didn't get ripped off. I got ripped off!
What if she rips me off again? Don't worry about it.
It must be killing him. Now his whole crew is like a chicken with one of its wings cut off.
Now get the fuck off my slide!
Water? Taking off our water supply just makes us thirstier for justice!
The north africans are as pissed off as ever, and so is Frankie's crew.
Off we go!
Off we go.

News and current affairs

Reducing the deficit by cutting funds for education, infrastructure, and research and development is akin to trying to lose weight by cutting off three fingers.
The donors promised to double aid to Africa by 2010, but are still far off track.
We humans are now so aggressively fishing, hunting, logging, and growing crops in all parts of the world that we are literally chasing other species off the planet.
In 1992, when the world's governments first promised to address man-made global warming, they also vowed to head off the human-induced extinction of other species.
Some can migrate, but others (such as polar bears) are likely to be driven to extinction unless we take decisive action to head off climate change.
With EU expansion coming next spring, all Ukrainians fear that a new wall will cut their country off from the Union's easternmost border in Poland.
Although the job of maintaining Ukraine's democracy is primarily one for Ukrainians, the EU can help if it takes practical steps to reassure Ukrainians that they won't be cut off from the rest of Europe.
In principle, an independent and respected advisory council could also force governments to acknowledge the hidden costs of government guarantees and off-balance sheet debts.
Their pressure paid off.
Instead, the EU kept Turkey waiting yet again, putting off formal negotiations that, in any case, may take years to complete.
Only a price reduction would create current-account surpluses and enable the crisis countries to pay off their foreign debts.
The typical business cycle has a natural cushioning mechanism that wards off unexpected blows.
Vigorous V-shaped rebounds have a built-in resilience that allows them to shrug off shocks relatively easily.
Third, the richer nations are better able than less well-off nations to absorb the costs of fixing the problem without causing serious harm to their populations.
Unfortunately, despite past stimulus, growth is still tepid, and it is increasingly difficult to find sensible new spending that can pay off in the short run.
Park, who lost her first bid for the GNP's nomination to Lee in 2007, needs to ensure that no rupture with her erstwhile rival knocks her off the path to victory in 2012.
The opium fields of wealthy landowners are untouched, because local officials are paid off.
Farmers will be weaned off opium over the long term only if they have sustainable livelihoods.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's announcement that he plans to dismantle Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, as well as some settlements in the West Bank, has shocked and caught people off guard both in Israel and around the world.