get up (off (of) something)

get up (off (of) something)
get up (off (of) something)
to rise up and get off something. (

Of

is usually retained before pronouns.) •

Please get up off the sofa. I have to turn the cushions over.

Get up off of it!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get somebody off with something — ˌget ˈoff (with sth) | ˌget sb ˈoff (with sth) derived to receive no or almost no punishment; to help sb do this • He was lucky to get off with a small fine. • A good lawyer might be able to get you off. Main entry: ↑get …   Useful english dictionary

  • get it off your chest — get it off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time, in order to make you feel better. It was something that had been bothering me for some time and it felt good to get it… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get it off chest — get it off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time, in order to make you feel better. It was something that had been bothering me for some time and it felt good to get it… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get it off your chest — If you get something off your chest, you confess to something that has been troubling you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 someone off your back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back …   New idioms dictionary

  • get someone off back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back …   New idioms dictionary

  • get sb off — 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 sb 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 someone off the hook — get/let (someone) off the hook to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do. John s agreed to go to the meeting in my place, so that lets me off the hook …   New idioms dictionary

  • get/start off on the right foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot …   English terms dictionary

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