Get-off Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of get off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get off phrasal verb jump to other results get off | get off somebody

1. used especially to tell somebody to stop touching you or another person
   • Get off me, that hurts!
   Oxford Collocations DictionaryGet off is used with these nouns as the subject:
   • passenger
   Get off is used with these nouns as the object:
   • bicycle
   • bike
   • boat
   • …
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get off | get somebody off

1. to leave a place or start a journey; to help somebody do this
   • We got off straight after breakfast.
   • He got the children off to school.
2. (British English) to go to sleep; to make somebody do this
   • I had great difficulty getting off to sleep.
   • They couldn't get the baby off till midnight.

get off | get off something

1. to leave work with permission
   • Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?
   Oxford Collocations DictionaryGet off is used with these nouns as the subject:
   • passenger
   Get off is used with these nouns as the object:
   • bicycle
   • bike
   • boat
   • …
   See full entry

get off something | get somebody off something

1. to stop discussing a particular subject; to make somebody do this
   • Please can we get off the subject of dieting?
   • I couldn't get him off politics once he had started.

get something off

1. to send something by post or email
   • I must get that email off.
   • I must get these packages off first thing tomorrow.

get off (with something)

1. to have no or almost no injuries in an accident
   • She was lucky to get off with just a few bruises.

get off (with something) | get somebody off (with something)

1. to receive no or almost no punishment; to help somebody do this
   • He was lucky to get off with a small fine.
   • A good lawyer might be able to get you off.

See get off in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Other results

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• get off on
• get off with
• get off on something
• get off with somebody
• get off my case
• get your kit off
• get off the mark
• get your rocks off
• get off to a flyer
• get off somebody’s back
• get off/be let off lightly
• get something off your chest
• get off to a flying start
• get (something) off the ground
• get a monkey off your back
• tell somebody where to get off/where they can get off
• (get/take/keep your) hands off (something/somebody)
• get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
• start/get off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)

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• get off on something
• get off with somebody

Idioms

• get off my case
• get your kit off
• get off the mark
• get your rocks off
• get off to a flyer
• get off somebody’s back
• get off/be let off lightly
• get something off your chest
• get off to a flying start
• get (something) off the ground
• get a monkey off your back
• tell somebody where to get off/where they can get off
• (get/take/keep your) hands off (something/somebody)
• get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
• start/get off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)

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Nearby words

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• get in with phrasal verb
• get off phrasal verb
• get off on phrasal verb
• get off with phrasal verb

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