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- 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
- 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
- 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!
- 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
- 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
- First off. . . | WordReference Forums
Hey there, first off means "first of all" right? For example, "first off, my name's James not Jack " but my question starts here, what would be the continuation for multiple facts instead of one? Can we say "second off" , "third off" and so on? I don't mean something like "secondly" or
- 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'
- to be off to something - WordReference Forums
I'm off to the library to read case studies I am going to the library (right now) to read case studies There is an implied immediacy in the expression to "be off to do" something It lets the listener know that you are leaving where you are right now and going somewhere or going to do something somewhere else
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