off of work

off of work
*off (work) & off from work & off of work
1. having left one's work at the end of the day. (*Typically: be\off of work; get \off of work.) •

What time do you get off from work?

I get off work about five o'clock.

She gets off from work later than I do.

2. absent from one's work with permission. (*Typically: be \off of work; get \off of work.) •

I think I can get off of work so I can go to the doctor.

Sorry, I can't join you. Things are busy at the office, and I can't get off.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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