- 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!
- 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
- build off - WordReference Forums
Hello! I am reading a sustainable book, and I found the following phrase: "There are two additional healthcare credits in this category that build off the idea of providing accessible open space" What does "build off" mean in this context? Can somebody help me please? Why does the author
- go off of | WordReference Forums
Welcome, Philiponfire Personally, I might have used "a physical description to go on"; there are other options, of course For example, you could just delete the whole clause: "with only a physical description " Nonetheless, his phrasing, "only a physical description to go off of" strikes me as idiomatic in AE It sounds natural, despite its convolutions
- Walk it off - WordReference Forums
To walk it off, is kind of a slang (sort of slang) expression in American English which means , for example, if someone is playing a sport, like soccer, or baseball, and they get hurt in some minor way Then the coach may say to them , for example, "walk it off" Which means for the person to just wait a few minutes and the pain will go away, basically, because it is not a serious injury That
- off vs discount - WordReference Forums
Hi Group, I have a question so far related to discounts You used, let's say, 10% off when you compare the old price against the new price, right? Discount and off are interchangeable terms or not? I have a few examples: -Selling Price -10% discount off -Total Selling Price
- 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'
- A ways off - WordReference Forums
Hi Will you please tell me what does the phrase "A ways off" mean and why the indefinite article is used with plural noun in the context bellow A ways off, in the kitchen window of my house, you could see my mom’s outline standing at the sink, one elbow raised up and poked out sideways
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