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 …

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.

Feb 11, 2007 · "I am off to work now" Does it mean that I am about to work now. Thanks.

Oct 20, 2007 · While I was reading a book last night, suddenly the electricity---- . a) cut off b) cut out c) went off d) went out Which of them are correct? What are the differences between them, if any?

Nov 11, 2006 · Hi, Does lie off mean the same as lay off please? Here’s an example: 3000 employees were laid off. 3000 employees were lain off. [The sentences come from a test and both are correct] I …

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 window of my house, …

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 corrected me …

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 readily as those …

Feb 23, 2021 · Here they write Lights go off when people (or timers) make that happen using a switch. Lights go out when there is a power failure or other accident. What do you think about?

Jun 10, 2007 · Do you say 'get off the phone' only to someone who's talking on the phone with someone else? Or can it also be said to someone who's just playing with his phone, gaming, scrolling facebook …