to borrow or take something from someone
to fall asleep
to have a particular period of time as a holiday
to have an orgasm, or to make someone have an orgasm
to help someone to avoid being punished by a court
to help someone to be ready to leave a place at the right time
to help someone to fall asleep
to leave a bus, plane, or train
to leave the place where you work at the end of the day
to not be punished severely or at all for something that you have been accused of in court
to send something, for example in the post
to stop talking about a subject because you have become interested in talking about something else
to tell someone rudely that you are angry or annoyed at them
used for saying that you think someone is wrong to behave in a particular way
used for telling someone to stop another person or thing touching someone or something
used for telling someone to stop touching someone or something
At best you can hope to get off with a £100 fine.
Do you get much time off at Christmas?
Get a worksheet off the teacher.
Get off the grass right now!
Get off – you’re hurting my back.
Get your dog off me!
Have you got your application form off yet?
He was charged with manslaughter, but got off.
His father was cursing and swinging wildly, trying to get off his back.
I try to get the kids off in the mornings by 8.30.
I’ll get the documents off to you this afternoon.
I’ll try to come, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to get that week off.
Make enough for both of us, be ready to chow down by the time you get off watch.
Marc had told her to get off at Cinq Avenues, Longchamp where he would be waiting for her.
She was telling me about her family, but then we got off the subject.
We get off early on Fridays.
What time do you get off work?
When Taggart went to get off, he found the doors blocked by a crowd of football fans fighting to get on.
Would you please get your feet off the table?
gets off
getting off
got off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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