put off
phrasal verbput somebody off
- to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody
- It's too late to put them off now.
- She put him off with the excuse that she had too much work to do.
- to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it
- She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off.
- Don't be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.
- (also put somebody off something)to interrupt somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing
- Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
- The sudden noise put her off her game.
- (British English) (of a vehicle or its driver) to stop in order to allow somebody to leave
- I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.
put somebody off something/somebody
- to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody
- He was put off science by bad teaching.
- put somebody off doing something The accident put her off driving for life.
put something off
- to change something to a later time or date synonym postpone, delay
- We've had to put off our wedding until September.
- put off doing something He keeps putting off going to the dentist.