Englishbix brings some really interesting phrasal verbs with “Off” along with example sentences.
Examples of Phrasal Verbs with OFF
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
| blow off | to remove with a powerful force | The bomb blew the roof off the house. |
| call-off | to cancel | Mary decided to call off her wedding with max. |
| come off | to appear | George doesn’t come off as being very intelligent. |
| come off | to fare, happen in a particular manner | The meeting came off as well as could be expected. |
| come off | to have recently completed or recovered from | After coming off a nasty hip injury, Andre went on to win the US Open. |
| doze off | to fall asleep | You know you’re a boring speaker when your entire audience dozes off. |
| drop off | to unload or deliver (on the way to somewhere else) | If you’re going to the store, could you drop me off at Mary’s house on the way? |
| drop off | to decline (in number) | Towards the end of the school year, university enrollment numbers drop off a little. |
| fight off | to keep something or someone away | Bill had trouble fighting all of the young ladies off. |
| get off | to give great pleasure | Burning ants get Max off. |
| get off | to dismount | Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe |
| get off | to receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected | Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max. |
| get off | to receive extreme pleasure | Max gets off on burning ants with his magnifying glass. |
| go off | to explode; detonate | Bombs went off all around the city. |
| go off | to happen in a particular manner | Mary’s dinner party last night went off very well. |
| keep off | to not walk on | Please keep off the grass. |
| keep off | to not consume | Scott is having a difficult time keeping of drugs. |
| lay off | to dismiss from a job | General Motors usually lays workers off just before Christmas so that the CEO can get a large bonus. |
| lop off | to cut something off (a limb or branch of a tree) | The carpenter accidentally lopped off two of his fingers when he was cutting some wood. |
| nod off | to fall asleep (usually not intending to) | Mary nodded off in the English class. |
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