off of

Related to off of: off of work

off of (someone or something)

Away from someone or something. The actress was so beautiful that I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. That tray of cookies is piping hot, so take it off of the table right now!

off of

Away from, from, as in Don't take your eyes off of the road, or Can I borrow ten dollars off of you? This seemingly ungrammatical idiom has been used since the 1600s and remains current, but more in oral than written communications. Also see under get off, def. 8.

See also: of, off

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

(I've) got to take off
be off for (something)
be off for sth
check off
be off with you
break off
base off (of) (something else)
(Now) where was I?
be well off for (something)
be well off for something

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词组	off of
释义	off of Related to off of: off of work off of (someone or something) Away from someone or something. The actress was so beautiful that I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. That tray of cookies is piping hot, so take it off of the table right now! See also: of, off Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. off of Away from, from, as in Don't take your eyes off of the road, or Can I borrow ten dollars off of you? This seemingly ungrammatical idiom has been used since the 1600s and remains current, but more in oral than written communications. Also see under get off, def. 8. See also: of, off The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: (I've) got to take off be off for (something) be off for sth check off be off with you break off base off (of) (something else) (Now) where was I? be well off for (something) be well off for something References in periodicals archive Kay Jewelers: Take (https://www.kay.com/en/kaystore/cms/bridal-homepage) 25 percent off of everything in stores during the Labor Day Sale. LOFT: Use code (https://www.loft.com/) LONGWEEKEND to take 40-50 percent off of almost everything. 35 Best Labor Day Sales The knife assembly is designed for cutting rubber sheet stock off of a two-roll mill. Batch processing improvement via retrofit With an explosive start off the LOS, the WR can occupy the DB without even blocking him, so long as the DB thinks pass off of the LOS. The wide receiver: more than a pass catcher Upon seeing #2 block, he must stack off of #2 and stay alert to #1 breaking inside or #2 (the back) checking out late. Cover the receiver, not air!
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