| 词组 | get something off |
| 释义 | Idiom get something off (the ground) Theme: BEGINNINGS - ASSIST to get something started.I can relax after I get this project off the ground.You'll have a lot of free time when you get the project off. get off1. To physically climb off of or disembark from something. We're in the last row, so it’s going to take us awhile to get off the plane. Get off that ladder before you fall and hurt yourself! Get off the couch and start helping me already. 2. To remove someone or something from some surface. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "off." Hey, get your feet off the table! Can you get your stuff off my bed? 3. To depart. When do you guys get off on your trip? 4. To shoot ammunition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I could only get off one shot before the burglars fled. 5. In sports, to successfully complete an action, such as a shot or pass, before time expires or contact is made. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I'm not sure he got off that shot before the buzzer went off. It will be difficult for him to get a pass off with all of this defensive pressure. 6. To send something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." Have you gotten off that email yet? If not, I have a few more lines to add. 7. To physically remove something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I just can't seem to get this sticky stuff off the floor. Get off those wet clothes before you catch cold! 8. To receive a less severe punishment or avoid punishment altogether. I can't believe that known criminal got off with such a light sentence. You're only grounded for a week? You got off easy if you ask me. As a prosecutor, I know what it's like when someone who I know is guilty gets off. 9. To cause someone to receive a less severe punishment or avoid punishment altogether. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." Do you really think you can get this guy off with a lighter sentence? 10. To finish one's workday. I get off today at three, so I'll stop by on my way home. 11. To stop bothering or nagging someone. Get off my back, will you? I'm working as fast as I can! If he doesn't get off my case soon, I'm going to lose it. 12. To be so bold as to do something. She's not my boss, so where does she get off assigning me yet another project? 13. slang To be or become particularly excited by or enthusiastic about something, especially in, or likened to, a sexual manner. Can be considered vulgar. It seems like Kaya gets off on the power of her new corporate management role. I don't know why you get off on going to the gym every day—it just seems like a chore to me! 14. slang To have an amorous or sexual encounter with someone. Primarily heard in UK. We weren't at the party for more than 30 minutes when Jake got off with some guy he'd just met. I heard Janet got off with one of her co-workers. 15. vulgar slang To experience orgasm. 16. vulgar slang To cause one to experience orgasm. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "off." get it offSl. to achieve sexual release; to copulate. (Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion. Compare this with get it off with someone.) Harry kept saying he had to get it off or die. What's wrong with Harry? The entire crew of the yacht came ashore to get it off. get someone or something off someone or somethingand get someone or something offto remove someone or something from someone, oneself, or something. Come in and get those wet clothes off. Get him off of me! get someone off1. to get someone cleared of a criminal charge. Ted's lawyer got him off, although we all knew he was guilty. I hope someone can get her off. She is innocent no matter how it looks. 2. to get someone freed from a responsibility. (See also get off the hook.) I think I can get you off. What do I need to do to get myself off? get something off (to someone or something)and get something offto send something to someone or something. I have to get a letter off to Aunt Mary. Did you get off all your packages? get off (easy)and get off (lightly)to receive very little punishment (for doing something wrong). It was a serious crime, but Mary got off easy. Billy's punishment was very light. Considering what he did, he got off lightly. get off (with something)to receive only a light punishment for something. Let's hope John gets off with a light sentence. Max got off with only a few years in prison. get off1. to start off (on a friendship). Tom and Bill had never met before. They seemed to get off all right, though. I'm glad they got off so well. 2. to leave; to depart. What time did they get off? We have to get off early in the morning before the traffic gets heavy. 3. Go to get off (easy); get off (of) someone or something; get off (of) something; get off something; get off to something; get off with something. get off(of) someone or something and get off to get down from someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please get off of me. I can't play piggyback anymore. Get off of the sofa! get off(of) something and get off Inf. to stop discussing the topic that one is supposed to be discussing [and start discussing something else]; to stray from the topic at hand. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I wish you wouldn't get off the subject so much. This writer gets off of his topic all the time. get off(something) to climb down from something. Please get off the stairs. You know you shouldn't play on the stairs. I wish that the children would get off that ladder before they fall off. get off(to something) to leave for something. I've got to get off to my violin lesson. We have to get off to the hospital immediately! get off1. Dismount, leave a vehicle, as in She got off the horse right away, or Let's get off the train at the next stop. [Late 1600s] 2. Start, as on a trip; leave. For example, We got off at the crack of dawn. [Mid-1700s] 3. Fire a round of ammunition; also, send away. For example, He got off two shots, but the deer fled, or I got off that letter just in time. 4. Escape from punishment; also, obtain a lesser penalty or release for someone. For example, He apologized so profusely that he was sure to get off, or The attorney got her client off with a slap on the wrist. This sense is sometimes amplified to get off easy or get off lightly. Where there is no punishment at all, the expression is sometimes put as get off scot-free, originally meaning "be free from paying a fine or tax ( scot)," dating from the 1500s. [Mid-1600s] 5. Remove, take off, as in I can't seem to get this paint off the car. [Second half of 1600s] 6. Succeed in uttering, especially a joke. For example, Carl always manages to get off a good one before he gets serious. [Mid-1800s] 7. Have the effrontery to do or say something. For example, Where does he get off telling me what to do? [Colloquial; early 1900s] 8. Experience orgasm, as in She never did get off. [Slang; first half of 1900s] 9. Also, get off of one. Stop bothering or criticizing one, as in Get off me right now! or If you don't get off of me I'm walking out. [Slang; c. 1940] Also see get off on; off one's back. get offv. 1. To remove oneself from something that supports, carries, or holds: I got off my chair and ran down the hall. After we got off the plane, we picked up our baggage. Get off the couch! 2. To remove something from a supporting, carrying, or holding thing: Get the cat off the table! 3. To start, as on a trip; leave. It took so long to pack that we didn't get off until noon. 4. To send something; transmit something: I'll get a letter off to you next week. 5. To cause something to be emitted, as when firing a weapon: The hunter got off two shots before the deer disappeared. The archer got three arrows off before hitting the bull's-eye. 6. To escape, as from punishment or danger: They thought the judge would sentence them harshly, but somehow they got off. 7. To obtain a release or lesser penalty for someone: The attorney got her client off with just a small fine. 8. To get permission to leave one's workplace: The sales crew got off early and went out for a walk. 9. Slang To stop pressuring, pestering, or domineering someone: The boss thought the employees were lazy and didn't get off them the whole day. Get off me!—I can't work with you watching over me. 10. Slang To feel great pleasure or gratification from something: They really got off on that roller coaster ride at the amusement park. I don't really get off on photography. 11. Slang To cause someone to feel great pleasure or gratification; satisfy someone: That movie really didn't get me off. 12. Vulgar Slang To achieve orgasm. 13. Vulgar Slang To cause someone to achieve orgasm. get it off tv. to ejaculate; to achieve sexual release; to copulate. (Usually objectionable.) The entire crew of the yacht came ashore to get it off. get offverbSee get off on something |
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