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Phrasal Of-Off
Phrasal preposition Of-Off
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Admit OF >>> The facts and figures admit of no further explanation | To permit |
| Apprise OF >>> He was fully apprised of the situation | To tell or inform |
| Avail OF >>> You must avail yourself of the opportunity | To take benefit out of the opportunity |
| Become OF >>> What will become of us if I lose the job ? | To happen |
| Believe OF >>> She is determined to believe the worst of me. | To accept someone is capable of |
| Consists OF >>> His job consists of answering the calls and making office. | Formed from the things |
| Dispose OF >>> There just remains the matter of funding the dispose of. | To successfully deal with some problem |
| Divest(yourself) OF >>> I divest myself from toxic people. | To get rid of sth that you do not want |
| Dream OF >>> I wouldn’t dream of leaving you, even in bad situations. | To emphasize on fact that you wouldn’t have been thinking of doing |
| Fall OF >>> The standard of cooking fell off when the old chef left. | To decrease in quality |
| Make OF >>> What do you make of your new teacher ? | Understand or have an opinion |
| Remind OF >>> She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago | make (someone) aware (of something he or she may have forgotten) |
| Auction OFF >>> Mother auctioned off her jewelry to pay the fees of her daughter | Sell something in auction |
| Back OFF >>> The press has decided to back off and leave the couple alone. | To stop threatening |
| Beg OFF >>> He begged off visiting his grandparents. | Asked to be excused from |
| Bite OFF >>> She bit off a piece of chocolate. | To take a bite of something |
| Block OFF >>> The police blocked the streets off . | To close a place or pathway |
| Call OFF >>> Please call your dog off. | Order to stop an attack |
| Choke OFF >>> High-interest rates have choked off investment. | Prevent or stop |
| Dash OFF >>> I dashed off a letter to my brother. | Write quickly |
| Doze OFF >>> I dozed off while watching TV. | Fall into a light sleep |
| Drain OFF >>> The water drained off slowly from the mountain. | When liquid flows away |
| Draw(sth) OFF >>> I asked my friend to draw some beer into the glass. | To remove some liquid from a larger amount |
| Drift OFF >>> I drifted off as soon as I returned home from the office. | To fall asleep |
| Drop OFF >>> After spending a lot of time turning and tossing in bed I finally dropped off . | To fall asleep |
| Drop OFF >>> I dropped off in a cab while returning home from the office. | To fall into a light sleep |
| Dry OFF >>> I gave a towel to my friend to dry herself off . | To make yourself dry |
| Dry OFF >>> We laid beside the pool to dry up ourselves. | To become dry |
| Dust(sth) OFF >>> Some of their old songs have been dusted off and bought for a re- release. | to bring sth out after it has not been used for a long time and start to use it again |
| Dust(yourself) OFF >>> My friend dusted herself down and started again. | To recover after a very unpleasant situation |
| Ease OFF >>> The pain eased off after a few hours. | To gradually become less strong |
| Face OFF >>> The candidates' face-off. | To start a game such as ice hokey |
| Fall OFF >>> Put the picture up properly – we don’t want it to fall off the wall. | If something falls off or |
| Goof OFF >>> Silly goofed up his exams. | A lazy person who does not work hard |
| Head OFF >>> We headed off to the Wagah Border. | Start to go somewhere |
| Hold OFF >>> Hold off your questions until the end of the meeting. | Delay something |
| Jerk OFF >>> You have to stop jerking off now as we have to complete this work soon. | To waste time doing nothing |
| Jump OFF >>> The story is so realistic that the characters jumped off the page. | To be very interesting, noticeable, exciting |
| Keep OFF >>> She kept off the subject of her divorce. | Not talk about |
| Kick OFF >>> The match kicks off at three o'clock. | Start a game of football |
| Kiss OFF >>> He was bugging us, so we told him to kiss off . | Used to tell someone to go away |
| Knock OFF >>> They were making too much noise, so i told them to knock it off . | Stop doing something annoying |
| Knock OFF >>> We knocked off early on friday to avoid the rush hour queues. | Finish work for the day |
| Let OFF >>> The teacher let off him because he is too good at studies. | Not punish |
| Make OFF >>> They made off when they heard the voice of a siren. | Leave somewhere in a hurry. |
| Neff OFF >>> He is not serious about the work so a asked him to Neff off . | Get lost, go away |
| Nip OFF >>> She is nipping off to get some fruits. | Go somewhere quickly |
| Nod OFF >>> I nodded off during the movie. | Fall asleep |
| Pay OFF >>> I hope to pay this loan off before the deadline. | To happen |
| Piss OFF >>> She was pissed off with his behavior. | Anger, irritate |
| Put OFF >>> Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you. | to stop or prevent someone from doing something |
| See OFF >>> All my friends came to see me off at the airport | To go to an airport, train station, etc to say goodbye |
| Set OFF >>> We set off early in the morning | Begin a journey |
| Show OFF >>> What a jerk! All he can do is just showing off ! | Boastfully showoff or display one’s abilities or accomplishment |
| Stave OFF >>> In this climate, you should drink a lot of water to stave off dehydration | To ward off |
| Switch OFF >>> Switch off the radio before you leave | Cease to pay attention |
| Take OFF >>> He was so tired that he didn’t even take his clothes off | To remove a piece of clothing |
| Tell OFF >>> He told me off for not being ready with the project yet | To criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong |
| Trigger OFF >>> This street fight may trigger off more serious events | To activate, trigger, trip |
| Turn OFF >>> Turn off the radio please, I'd like to read | To stop |
| Walk OFF >>> She turned and walked off without a word | To leave a place or a person suddenly because you are angry |
| Wall OFF >>> Part of the yard had been walled off | To build a wall or barrier around an area to separate it from another area |
| Waltz OFF >>> He just waltzed off and left me | To leave a person or place annoyingly |
| Ward OFF >>> He keeps dogs to ward off unwanted visitors | To prevent dangerous or unpleasant from affecting you |
| Wash OFF >>> Wash off the dirt with soap and dirt | To be removed from the surface |
| Work OFF >>> She had worked off her anger | To get rid of my physical efforts |
| Wrench OFF >>> He wrenched the picture off the wall and threw it to the ground | To remove from by force |
| Yank OFF >>> He yanked off his shoes | To remove it by pulling hard and quickly |
| Zone OFF >>> The city center has been zoned off for pedestrians | To keep an area of land to be used for a particular purpose |
| Zoom OFF >>> He jumped into his car and zoomed off | To hurry away |
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