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to drop off a meeting - WordReference Forums Hello everyone! In a meeting I have heard people say "I need to drop off the meeting" and "I need to drop off to another meeting", and I wonder if the use of drop off is correct in this context (to drop off a meeting) Can anyone clear things up for me? Thank you in advance!
Once-off or One-off - WordReference Forums Hello, Does anyone know what is the difference between 'once-off' and 'one-off' or whether once-off is used across the English-speaking world? Recently an English colleague corrected me when I used 'once-off' instead of 'one-off' I'm wondering if 'once-off' is actually hiberno-English as I would always have used it more commonly than 'one-off'
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
Im off next week vs Ill be off next week | WordReference Forums Ditto, and to (2) you could add "I won't be in next week" In fact, you could take a week off trying to decide which one to use They are all in the same register, and for normal conversational purposes (no deep metaphysical debates, please folks!) they all mean the same thing Sometimes you can have too many choices in life
The alarm goes on goes off - WordReference Forums Alarm goes off: "To go off" means "to trip, to start sounding" Something has triggered the alarm, and it went off (started sounding, flashing lights, what not) This is about the ACTION that happens when someone trips the alarm The alarm goes on - usually it means the alarm itself The alarm signal goes ON In order for the alarm to go OFF That is, different places in the system are being
are you off work - WordReference Forums In BE, "off work" means not working, possibly because of illness, or because you are on leave or have a holiday Therefore, in BE, your question would make sense
Cut somebody off out - WordReference Forums Hello everyone, I learned that the phrasal verb "to cut someone off" can be used meaning "to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone" My question is:Was "cut sb off" correctly used in the senteces below? ==>Why did you cut him off like that? You used to be great friends
Shut off, cut off or turn off? - WordReference Forums Water, electricity and gas tend to use "cut off" where the mains supply is stopped for any reason, but "shut off" is fine for water "Turn off" is also fine, but it lacks the emphasis of "cut off" or "shut off" "Turn off" is the usual expression for ordinarily closing a tap, but you could use "shut off" for something where there is an emphatic flow of water With a car alarm, I think you can
sand off under the island? | WordReference Forums The city’s remains were covered by a thick layer of sand (off under) the island As a non-native speaker, I can’t understand why the right selection is “off” in stead of “under”, please help me explain it, thanks for your help