Jun 28, 2023 · Hello everyone! In a meeting I have heard people say "I need to drop off the meeting" and "I need to drop off to another meeting", and I wonder if the use of drop off is correct in this …

Mar 1, 2012 · Alarm goes off: "To go off" means "to trip, to start sounding". Something has triggered the alarm, and it went off (started sounding, flashing lights, what not). This is about the ACTION that …

Aug 4, 2010 · Hello everyone, I learned that the phrasal verb "to cut someone off" can be used meaning "to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone".My question is:Was "cut sb off" …

Jun 29, 2016 · In BE, "off work" means not working, possibly because of illness, or because you are on leave or have a holiday. Therefore, in BE, your question would make sense.

Jul 16, 2007 · Hi. Will you please tell me what does the phrase "A ways off" mean and why the indefinite article is used with plural noun in the context bellow. A ways off, in the kitchen window of my house, …

Dec 27, 2013 · Someone uses "off" as a measurement unit, such as "2 off tablets". But I can't find this meaning in dictionary. Is it a non-standard usage, or just a very old one? Thanks~

Mar 28, 2016 · Google Ngram viewer is helpful: on and off,off and on you will see (if you can do) that "on and off" is three times as popular as "off and on".

May 23, 2007 · 1 off = price if buying one item at time of ordering 2 off = price if buying two items at time of ordering etc I agree that it does look strange. The photographic trade used (in the pre-digital age) …

Aug 23, 2017 · Hi all, if I don't work on Fridays, and I want to express that using "day off", should I say: 1. Friday is my day off. or 2. Fridays are my days off. My guess is that 2 is correct because every …

Feb 20, 2025 · There is now a controversy in Spanish football because English player Jude Bellingham got a red card for having said "fuck off", which the referee arguably misunderstood as "fuck you". …