- get off with
- phr verbGet off with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑caution
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get off — {v.} 1. To come down from or out of. * /The ladder fell, and Tom couldn t get off the roof./ * /The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off./ 2. To take off. * /Joe s mother told him to get his wet clothes off./ 3. To get away; leave. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
get off — {v.} 1. To come down from or out of. * /The ladder fell, and Tom couldn t get off the roof./ * /The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off./ 2. To take off. * /Joe s mother told him to get his wet clothes off./ 3. To get away; leave. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
get off — verb Date: 1606 intransitive verb 1. to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment < got off with a light sentence > 2. start, leave < got off on the trip early > 3. to leave work with permission or as scheduled 4 … New Collegiate Dictionary
get off cheap — {v. phr.} 1. To receive a lesser punishment than one deserves. * /Ted could have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison; he got off cheap by receiving a reduced sentence of five years./ 2. To pay less than the normal price. * /If you had your… … Dictionary of American idioms
get off cheap — {v. phr.} 1. To receive a lesser punishment than one deserves. * /Ted could have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison; he got off cheap by receiving a reduced sentence of five years./ 2. To pay less than the normal price. * /If you had your… … Dictionary of American idioms
To get away with — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To get off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get off on the wrong foot — {v. phr.} To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. * /Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn t like it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get off on the wrong foot — {v. phr.} To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. * /Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn t like it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off — Infobox Musical name= Stop the World I Want to Get Off subtitle= caption= London Cast Recording music= Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley lyrics= Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley book= Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley basis= productions= 1961 West End… … Wikipedia
tell one where to get off — or[tell one where to head in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. * /Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off./ * /Mary laughed at Barbara s hairdo. Barbara told Mary… … Dictionary of American idioms
