- 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
- 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 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
- sick leave, off sick, out sick - WordReference Forums
I have been off sick since last Thursday I have been away sick since last Thursday I would also note with caution what Lexiphile says: "I would always prefer the word ill to sick" "sick leave" is a set phrase used with regard to absence from employment (especially in a military, governmental, corporate or other bureaucratic settings You
- Off Vs Off to | WordReference Forums
Sentence (b) is correct, but the phrase "off to Scotland" uses be off, not off to The to is part of to Scotland This is meaning 34 of "off" in the WordReference dictionary: 34 starting on one's way; leaving [be + off] I'm off to Europe on Monday Some other examples of how "off" is used this way: After breakfast, we'll be off
- Off I go | WordReference Forums
"Off I go" is a general expression similar to "here I go " It simply announces that the person intends to go somewhere or do something In some contexts, it's almost the same as saying "bye" or "see you later " EDIT: Welcome, rennie85
- start off start out start | WordReference Forums
Also, "starting off" could be replaced by "starting out" The issue is not whether "to start off" can be followed by a gerund participle or an infinitive; it is the intended meaning of "start off"
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