Jun 28, 2023 · 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!

Feb 26, 2010 · 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.

Jun 22, 2007 · "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 …

May 7, 2009 · 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 …

Oct 2, 2018 · If you "work off something," you are using it as a resource or foundation. Here, there are few examples of this phenomenon, making the job of the experts more difficult.

Jul 31, 2008 · 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 ...

Jan 14, 2019 · 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.

May 29, 2021 · 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.

Mar 29, 2012 · 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".

May 3, 2014 · Hello members! How do I use 'cut off' correctly? If I'm on the phone with Peter and suddenly the call ends, I call back to him, and ask him whether he hung up, he says no, then I say, 1. That's weird, we just got cut off. 2. That's weird, it …