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- dispose of dispose off - WordReference Forums
"The company wants to dispose off the equipment " Is this sentence correct Iam confused whether it is dispose of or dispose off as I see a lot of sentences that use dispose off But when I searched I could just find that dispose of is the phrasal verb that should be used Please help
- take something off someones plate | WordReference Forums
In an American movie called "The Intern", there is this line (or something like that): Our investors think a seasoned CEO could take some things off your plate Apparently, the line was spoken by an employee of a company to the young CEO After this discussion, they started interviewing
- Work off of - WordReference Forums
If you "work off something," you are using it as a resource or foundation Here, there are few examples of this phenomenon, making the job of the experts more difficult
- fuck you fuck off - WordReference Forums
Topic phrases: fuck you fuck off Added by Cagey, moderator Sorry for this stupid question but what's the difference between these 2 expressions?
- duck-off - WordReference Forums
Hi seeeker, duck-off is a humorous use of the suffix -off See this definition from the WR dictionary: -off, suffix -off is used to form nouns that name or refer to a competition or contest, esp between finalists or to break a tie:cook + -off → cookoff (= a cooking contest);runoff (= a deciding final contest)
- a long ways away - WordReference Forums
"A long ways off" is a little less definite to me than "a long way off", as "besides" is less definite than "beside" Not necessarily there are many remnants in English of much older words being used in phrases which technically don't quite match up, I never claimed "a" had always been in the phrase or that it logically made sense
- ATT, ATTN, FAO . . . - abbreviations for attention in correspondence
You're close: Attn In a business letter, though, you're usually better off avoiding abbreviations, and some style guides recommend leaving 'attention' out entirely
- off the back of something - WordReference Forums
What is the meaning of "off the back of something" Also, I searched for any old posts in here, and I was able to find this one Off the back of this Therefore, I am really confused whether "off the back of something" can be used as two types of idioms
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