Example sentences from the Web for go off

Then they tried it on the high bars, and the new man stuck right at the go-off.
Careers of Danger and Daring|Cleveland Moffett
Terry hates 'em like poison, and would never forgive her if she didn't worship motoring at the first go-off.
My Friend the Chauffeur|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Well, one gentleman isn't bound to fly into the arms of another gentleman first go-off.
A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2|Florence Warden
At the first go-off I made for the lodgings I had parted from so unceremoniously on the morning of that noisy glass coach.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro

Such would probably be his first go-off; and the next impulse would be to run, shout, cry fire!
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844|Various

go off

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verb (intr)

(adverb) (of power, a water supply, etc) to cease to be available, running, or functioningthe lights suddenly went off

(adverb) to be discharged or activated; explode

(adverb) to occur as specifiedthe meeting went off well

to leave (a place)the actors went off stage

(adverb) (of a sensation) to gradually cease to be felt or perceived

(adverb) to fall asleep

(adverb) to enter a specified state or conditionshe went off into hysterics

(adverb foll by with) to abscond (with)

(adverb) (of concrete, mortar, etc) to harden

(adverb) British informal (of food, milk, etc) to become stale or rotten

(preposition) British informal to cease to likeshe went off him after their marriage

(adverb) informal to become bad-tempered

(adverb) slang to have an orgasm

(adverb) Australian slang (of premises) to be raided by the police

(adverb) Australian slang (of a racehorse) to win a fixed race

(adverb) Australian slang to be stolen

Words nearby go off

goody-goody, goody two shoes, gooey, goof, goofball, go off, go off half-cocked, go off the deep end, goof-off, goof on, goof-up

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Idioms and Phrases with go off

go off

Explode, detonate; also, make noise, sound, especially abruptly. For example, I heard the gun go off, or The sirens went off at noon. This expression developed in the late 1500s and gave rise about 1700 to the related go off half-cocked, now meaning “to act prematurely” but originally referring to the slipping of a gun's hammer so that the gun fires (goes off) unexpectedly.

Leave, depart, especially suddenly, as in Don't go off mad, or They went off without saying goodbye. [c. 1600]

Keep to the expected plan or course of events, succeed, as in The project went off smoothly. [Second half of 1700s]

Deteriorate in quality, as in This milk seems to have gone off. [Late 1600s]

Die. Shakespeare used this sense in Macbeth (5:9): “I would the friends we missed were safely arrived.—Some must go off.”

Experience orgasm. D.H. Lawrence used this slangy sense in Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928): “You couldn't go off at the same time....” This usage is probably rare today. Also see get off, def. 8.

go off on a tangent. See under on a tangent.

go off one's head. See off one's head. Also see subsequent idioms beginning with go off.

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释义	Example sentences from the Web for go off Then they tried it on the high bars, and the new man stuck right at the go-off. Careers of Danger and Daring\|Cleveland Moffett Terry hates 'em like poison, and would never forgive her if she didn't worship motoring at the first go-off. My Friend the Chauffeur\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson Well, one gentleman isn't bound to fly into the arms of another gentleman first go-off. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2\|Florence Warden At the first go-off I made for the lodgings I had parted from so unceremoniously on the morning of that noisy glass coach. The Shoes of Fortune\|Neil Munro Such would probably be his first go-off; and the next impulse would be to run, shout, cry fire! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844\|Various go off SEE SYNONYMS FOR go off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr) (adverb) (of power, a water supply, etc) to cease to be available, running, or functioningthe lights suddenly went off (adverb) to be discharged or activated; explode (adverb) to occur as specifiedthe meeting went off well to leave (a place)the actors went off stage (adverb) (of a sensation) to gradually cease to be felt or perceived (adverb) to fall asleep (adverb) to enter a specified state or conditionshe went off into hysterics (adverb foll by with) to abscond (with) (adverb) (of concrete, mortar, etc) to harden (adverb) British informal (of food, milk, etc) to become stale or rotten (preposition) British informal to cease to likeshe went off him after their marriage (adverb) informal to become bad-tempered (adverb) slang to have an orgasm (adverb) Australian slang (of premises) to be raided by the police (adverb) Australian slang (of a racehorse) to win a fixed race (adverb) Australian slang to be stolen Words nearby go off goody-goody, goody two shoes, gooey, goof, goofball, go off, go off half-cocked, go off the deep end, goof-off, goof on, goof-up 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 go off go off 1 Explode, detonate; also, make noise, sound, especially abruptly. For example, I heard the gun go off, or The sirens went off at noon. This expression developed in the late 1500s and gave rise about 1700 to the related go off half-cocked, now meaning “to act prematurely” but originally referring to the slipping of a gun's hammer so that the gun fires (goes off) unexpectedly. 2 Leave, depart, especially suddenly, as in Don't go off mad, or They went off without saying goodbye. [c. 1600] 3 Keep to the expected plan or course of events, succeed, as in The project went off smoothly. [Second half of 1700s] 4 Deteriorate in quality, as in This milk seems to have gone off. [Late 1600s] 5 Die. Shakespeare used this sense in Macbeth (5:9): “I would the friends we missed were safely arrived.—Some must go off.” 6 Experience orgasm. D.H. Lawrence used this slangy sense in Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928): “You couldn't go off at the same time....” This usage is probably rare today. Also see get off, def. 8. 7 go off on a tangent. See under on a tangent. 8 go off one's head. See off one's head. Also see subsequent idioms beginning with go off. 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 go off blow, blow up, burst, detonate, happen, occur, take place, quit, depart, befall, discharge, fire, mushroom, pass, decamp, exit, part, go away, move out
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