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Phrasal Verbs with OFF

BLOW OFF: (separable) to remove with powerful force
The bomb blew the roof off the house.
CALL OFF: (separable) to cancel
Mary decided to call off her wedding with max.
COME OFF: (intransitive) to appear
George doesn?t come off as being very intelligent.
COME OFF: (intransitive) to fare, happen in a particular manner
The meeting came off as well as could be expected.
COME OFF: (inseparable) to have recently completed or recovered from
After coming off a nasty hip injury, Andre went on to win the US Open.
DOZE OFF: (intransitive) to fall asleep
You know you're a boring speaker when your entire audience dozes off.
DROP OFF: (separable) to unload or deliver (on the way to somewhere else)
If you?re going to the store, could you drop me off at Mary?s house on the way?
DROP OFF: (intransitive) to decline (in number)
Towards the end of the school year university enrollment numbers drop off a little.
FIGHT OFF: (separable) to keep something or someone away
Bill had trouble fighting all of the young ladies off.
GET OFF: (intransitive) to receive extreme pleasure
Max gets off on burning ants with his magnifying glass.
GET OFF: (intransitive) to receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected
Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max.
GET OFF: (inseparable) to dismount
Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe
GET OFF: (separable) to give great pleasure
Burning ants gets Max off.
GO OFF: (intransitive) to explode; detonate
Bombs went off all around the city.
GO OFF: (intransitive) to happen in a particular manner
Mary's dinner party last night went off very well.
KEEP OFF: (inseparable) to not consume
Scott is having a difficult time keeping off drugs.
KEEP OFF: (inseparable) to not walk on
Please keep off the grass.
LAY OFF: (separable) to dismiss from a job
General Motors usually lays workers off just before Christmas so that the CEO can get a large bonus.
LOP OFF: (separable) to cut something off (a limb or branch of a tree)
The carpenter accidentally lopped off two of his fingers when he was cutting some wood.
NOD OFF: (intransitive) to fall asleep (usually not intending to)
Mary nodded off in English class.
PAY OFF: (separable) to pay all of the money you owe
Some day I hope to pay off my student loans.
PUT OFF: (separable) to postpone
Many students put off doing their homework until it is almost too late.
READ OFF: (separable) to read aloud items from a list or display
The coach read off the names of the players cut from the team.
RIP OFF: (separable) to steal something
Max ripped twenty dollars off from that old lady.
SHAVE OFF: (separable) to remove hair by shaving
Michael Jordan first shaved off all of his hair when he was in his twenties.
SHOW OFF: (separable) to try to impress by doing or showing
When Bill did that trick with the cigar, he was just showing off.
SHRUG OFF: (separable) to dismiss something as unimportant
The president shrugged off his extremely low poll numbers.
TAKE OFF: (intransitive) to depart (aircraft)
When the plane takes off, you must have your seatbelt on and your seat must be in its upright position.
TAKE OFF: (separable) to remove from something
I'm going to take my jacket off. It's hot in here. Take you hand off my knee. I'm not that kind of girl.
TEAR OFF: (separable) to remove something by tearing
Chastain made headlines when she tore off her jersey after scoring the winning goal.
TIP OFF: (separable) to inform
Max tipped off the police about the imminent terrorist attack.
TURN OFF: (separable) to disgust
Selfish people really turn me off.
TURN OFF: (separable) to switch a machine or electrical device to the off posiiton
Please turn off the lights when you leave the room.
WEAR OFF: (separable) to no longer affect someone
Oh no, call the doctor. the drugs are wearing off.
WIPE OFF: (separable) to clean a surface by dragging a towel or sponge across it
After dinner, please wipe off the table and wash the dishes.