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!
I am off to work - WordReference Forums With the thought being that I'm off work, heading off for parts unknown If I wanted to be specific, I would probably say, "I'm heading home " As for contractions, these are such casual statements, that I prefer "I'm" rather than "I am," which increases their formality (for me)
off vs discount | WordReference Forums For example, "I purchased the blouse for 10% off the original purchase price " However, "I purchased the blouse at a discount of 10% " A store might advertise: "30% off all merchandise purchased before July 30" But they wouldn't say: "30% discount all merchandise purchased before July 30 " In this case, you would have to use the preposition "on "
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
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)
Adding additional fuel line for kicker to motor to feed off main tank . . . The head units are standard Mercury Marine head units (as of 1989) The RACOR filter canisters are model S3213 to fit the Merc head units(the clear plastic bowl below the RACOR filter can is reusable and has a drain to tap off any water that might be collected in the bowl)
get off work or take off work? - WordReference Forums Your choices (get off work, finish work, leave work) will all work fine finishing the question about a normal working day I don't see much difference in formality, if any Note that "Leave work" can also be used to depart even if you have not finished your obligations for the day
off out - WordReference Forums "Off out" is a BE phrase Americans would just say, "I'm off " But the British would say that also If you want to emphasize that you're leaving you add "out" (There are some negative connotations to "off" This meat is off, spoiled You're off, you missed the bullseye, the musical cue, whatever ) Americans might also say, "I'm taking off "
Perch skin - on or off? | Ohio Game Fishing well seems to me the fillet holds up better especially during pan frying with the skin on i think the skin adds something to the taste maybe its just me but i prefer my perch to have the skin on but i also pay to have em cleaned a dollar a pound and it takes them way less time then it would take me i also prefer the fish houses that use that conveyor type scaler over the tumblers its much
Sped off - WordReference Forums Hi everybody, 1 They sped off to get help In the above sentence, in what sense the word 'off' is used? Normally the word 'off' is given meaning 'from' What is the full meaning of the above sentence? I mean "They speeded up to get help " Am I wrong? Thanks, Er S M M Hanifa