angle off

angle off

To move at a particular angle, rather than in a straight line. You need to angle off to the left, to avoid hitting those rocks.
See also: angle, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

angle off (to or toward something)

to turn or move toward something at an angle. The road angles off to the right. The sailboat angled off toward the direction the wind was blowing.
See also: angle, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (I've) got to take off
  • slope off
  • be well off for (something)
  • be well off for something
  • be off for (something)
  • be off for sth
  • (Now) where was I?
  • be off with you
  • base off (of) (something else)
  • be off the wall
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Jones slotted over the penalty and was then back to add a conversion as Byrne, who must be a shoo-in for the British Lions full-back berth next summer, ran a perfect angle off a well-timed pass from Shane Williams to go over under the posts.
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Mendes tried to help himself to one with a magnificent shot from a tight angle off the outside of his right boot which Fraser had to scramble a save.
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We can fix this by standing the steel angle off the face of the frame with offsets.
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The bullet keeps making that 1" angle off clear to 1,000 yards.
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Even tilting the angle off vertical can completely change the effect.
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As a result, users can re-position the cable-exit angle off the faceplate, in the factory or in the field, without disassembly or the need for custom modules and cards.
EMI-shielding adapters
He said: 'I tried to force a bit of an angle off the black and just took my eye off the shot.
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"I just explained that I'd taken loads of photos from every different angle off the internet."
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The same stimulation parameters were used in the sham-treated patients, but with them, the coil was placed at an angle off the skull, so they never received the current.
Magnetic stimulation may lift some depression. (Poststroke Patients)
The first is straight and level and the fighter pilots provide their own angle off the target.
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Use protractor to lay out seven 20 1/2-inch rafters with 15 [degrees] angle off vertical at both ends on two of the fir 2-by-4s (see sketch).
Under-eaves storage: This slender structure is an all-weather toolshed. (Weekend Project)
His discoveries tend to angle off the professional grid.
FLYING COLORS
A typical formulation used in practice is [(cosine [Iota]).sup.k], where [Iota] is the scan angle off boresight and the exponent k is a number between 1.2 and 1.5.[4] Using this formulation, a nadir-directed array is penalized when it scans out to the limits of coverage relative to a multi-aperture antenna with each aperture boresighted to the perimeter of satellite coverage.
The influence of phased-array antenna systems on LEO satellite constellations
Next to his start, the receiver's angle off the LOS is the most important part of run blocking.
The wide receiver: more than a pass catcher
Kempffer's method of gunfitting is to have a woman stand with her toes at a 45 degree angle off target.
Shotgun sales hinge on a good fit