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4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Know the following idioms with ‘off.’
a. call off : to cancel
Use : The friendly match between Nepal and
Pakistan was called off due to security issues.
b. turn off : to go off, to switch off
Use : All the lights in the colony are turned off with a
signal.
c. get off : to dismount a vehicle, to give up a responsibility.
Use : Don’t get off the bus in every station.
d. take off : to leave the ground in order to fly.
Use : The plane took off a few seconds before
e. well off : rich, prosperous
Use : They are well off enough to afford a foreign
tour.
f. write off : to cancel something from accounts or someone
from consideration.
Use : Tom wrote Shiva off promotion.
The bad debt was written off.
g. stand off : to stay at a distance, remain apart
Use : She stood off from the group because she was
annoyed.
h. set off : to leave for something or some place
Use : The troop set off for Somalia three hours late.
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