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is usually retained before pronouns.) •Please get off of me. I can't play piggyback anymore.
•Get off of the sofa!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 someone's back — get off (someone s) back informal get (someone) off (your) back to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. Can t you just get off his back and let him rest for a while? … New idioms dictionary
get off back — get off (someone s) back informal get (someone) off (your) back to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. Can t you just get off his back and let him rest for a while? … New idioms dictionary
get off someone's case — get off (someone s) case informal get on (someone s) case to criticize someone in an annoying way for something that they have done. I told him very straightforwardly that the problem had already been dealt with and he was to get off my case. (=… … New idioms dictionary
get off your chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest … New idioms dictionary
get off chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest … New idioms dictionary
get off case — get off (someone s) case informal get on (someone s) case to criticize someone in an annoying way for something that they have done. I told him very straightforwardly that the problem had already been dealt with and he was to get off my case. (=… … New idioms dictionary
get off your chest — get (something) off your chest : to tell someone about something that has been making you upset or unhappy You ve been a little cold to me lately. Is there something you d like to get off your chest? • • • Main Entry: ↑chest … Useful english dictionary
get off your arse — british impolite phrase used for telling someone to do something and not be lazy Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: arse … Useful english dictionary
get off — phrasal verb Word forms get off : present tense I/you/we/they get off he/she/it gets off present participle getting off past tense got off past participle got off 1) a) [intransitive/transitive, usually in imperative] used for telling someone to… … English dictionary
