
I'm off next week vs I'll be off next week | WordReference Forums
Feb 17, 2012 · 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 …
to drop off a meeting - WordReference Forums
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 …
dispose of/dispose off - WordReference Forums
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 …
The alarm goes on/goes off - WordReference Forums
Mar 1, 2012 · Alarm goes off: "To go off" means "to trip, to start sounding". Something has triggered the alarm, and it went off (started sounding, flashing lights, what not). This is about …
Off the grid - WordReference Forums
Apr 7, 2021 · Hello I know that the original meaning of "off the grid" is to not have electricity or utilities, but nowadays in American movies, I almost always hear it used to mean "to not have …
''Off'' Vs ''Off to'' | WordReference Forums
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. …
Once-off or One-off - WordReference Forums
Jan 7, 2011 · 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 …
Off and on - or on and off? - WordReference Forums
Mar 28, 2016 · Google Ngram viewer is helpful: on and off,off and on you will see (if you can do) that "on and off" is three times as popular as "off and on".
Be off to do doing - WordReference Forums
Feb 4, 2022 · I am off to work on my project. I am off working on my project. Is sentence one the only correct one?
A ways off - WordReference Forums
Jul 16, 2007 · 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 …