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 …

Jul 19, 2007 · 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.

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 …

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 …

Oct 5, 2024 · Precisely. Someone might, for example, take three days off without asking and then get fired for it. And we would say, for example, "I have three days off" (present or future), "I'm …

Jun 29, 2016 · In BE, "off work" means not working, possibly because of illness, or because you are on leave or have a holiday. Therefore, in BE, your question would make sense.

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. …

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 …

Mar 24, 2025 · The city’s remains were covered by a thick layer of sand (off/under) the island. As a non-native speaker, I can’t understand why the right selection is “off” in stead of “under”, …

Apr 12, 2012 · Yeah. It's not too common though. The two most common formulations are: I get off work at 5. and I get off of work at 5. At least where I live, "get off from" is used, but not as …