get off (something)

get off (something)
get off (something)
to climb down from something. •

Please get off the stairs. You know you shouldn't play on the stairs.

I wish that the children would get off that ladder before they fall off.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get off something — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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

  • get off on — (slang) To get excitement from • • • Main Entry: ↑get * * * ˌget ˈoff on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they get off on he/she/it gets off on …   Useful english 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 the ground — get (something) off the ground if a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds. The scheme should get off the ground towards the end of this year. A lot more public spending will be required to get… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get somebody off something — ˌget ˈoff sth | ˌget sb ˈoff sth derived to stop discussing a particular subject; to make sb do this • Please can we get off the subject of dieting? • I couldn t get him off politics once he had started. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 your backside — get off (your) backside British & Australian, very informal! to stop being lazy and start doing something. It s time the government got off its backside and did something about improving the railways …   New idioms dictionary

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