- ˌget ˈoff on sth
- phrasal verb
informalto enjoy something and become very excited about it
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ˌget ˈoff on sth
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ˌget ˈoff (sb/sth) — phrasal verb used for telling someone to stop touching someone or something Get off – you re hurting my back.[/ex] Get off the grass right now![/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get off on something — ˌget ˈoff on sth derived (informal) to be excited by sth, especially in a sexual way Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get off — Ⅰ. UK US get off Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► [I or T] INFORMAL to leave work with permission, usually at the end of the day: »If the factory workers have met their … Financial and business terms
get off sth — UK US get off (sth) or get sb off (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► LAW to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something: »She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer… … Financial and business terms
get off to a flying start — get off to a ˌflying ˈstart | get off to a ˈflyer idiom to make a very good start; to begin sth well • She s got off to a flying start in her new career. Main entry: ↑flying startidiom … Useful english dictionary
get off to a flyer — get off to a ˌflying ˈstart | get off to a ˈflyer idiom to make a very good start; to begin sth well • She s got off to a flying start in her new career. Main entry: ↑flying startidiom … Useful english dictionary
get off somebody's back — get off sb s ˈback idiom (informal) to stop annoying sb, for example by criticizing them, or asking them to do sth • Just get off my back, will you! Main entry: ↑backidiom … Useful english dictionary
ˌget ˈoff (sth) — phrasal verb to leave the place you work at the end of the day What time do you get off work?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
live off sb/sth — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… … Financial and business terms
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
