Example sentences from the Web for get off

I often heard patients ask attendants if they could go home, "Ask the Doctor," was the get-off.
Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States|Moses Swan
Arriving there the Pilot turns the Aeroplane in order to face the wind and thus secure a quick "get-off."
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
In the get-off Chainlightning took the lead and gave a marvelous exhibition of speed.
Eneas Africanus|Harry Stillwell Edwards

get off

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verb

(intr, adverb) to escape the consequences of an actionhe got off very lightly in the accident

(adverb) to be or cause to be acquitteda good lawyer got him off

(adverb) to depart or cause to departto get the children off to school

(intr) to descend (from a bus, train, etc); dismountshe got off at the terminus

to move or cause to move to a distance (from)get off the field

(tr, adverb) to remove; take offget your coat off

(adverb) to go or send to sleep

(adverb) to send (letters) or (of letters) to be sent

(intr, adverb) slang to become high on or as on heroin or some other drug

get off with British informal to establish an amorous or sexual relationship with

tell someone where to get off informal to rebuke or criticize someone harshly

Words nearby get off

get it, get it on, get lost, get mileage out of, get nowhere, get off, get off on, get off one's chest, get off one's tail, get off on the wrong foot, get off scot-free

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with get off

get off

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]

Start, as on a trip; leave. For example, We got off at the crack of dawn. [Mid-1700s]

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.

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]

Remove, take off, as in I can't seem to get this paint off the car. [Second half of 1600s]

Succeed in uttering, especially a joke. For example, Carl always manages to get off a good one before he gets serious. [Mid-1800s]

Have the effrontery to do or say something. For example, Where does he get off telling me what to do? [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Experience orgasm, as in She never did get off. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

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.

单词	get off
释义	Example sentences from the Web for get off I often heard patients ask attendants if they could go home, "Ask the Doctor," was the get-off. Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States\|Moses Swan Arriving there the Pilot turns the Aeroplane in order to face the wind and thus secure a quick "get-off." The Aeroplane Speaks\|H. Barber In the get-off Chainlightning took the lead and gave a marvelous exhibition of speed. Eneas Africanus\|Harry Stillwell Edwards get off SEE SYNONYMS FOR get off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb) to escape the consequences of an actionhe got off very lightly in the accident (adverb) to be or cause to be acquitteda good lawyer got him off (adverb) to depart or cause to departto get the children off to school (intr) to descend (from a bus, train, etc); dismountshe got off at the terminus to move or cause to move to a distance (from)get off the field (tr, adverb) to remove; take offget your coat off (adverb) to go or send to sleep (adverb) to send (letters) or (of letters) to be sent (intr, adverb) slang to become high on or as on heroin or some other drug get off with British informal to establish an amorous or sexual relationship with tell someone where to get off informal to rebuke or criticize someone harshly Words nearby get off get it, get it on, get lost, get mileage out of, get nowhere, get off, get off on, get off one's chest, get off one's tail, get off on the wrong foot, get off scot-free Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with get off get off 1 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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to get off blow, quit, pull out, alight, exit, escape, disembark, descend, dismount, go, leave, light, retire, withdraw, go away
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