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- dispose of dispose off - WordReference Forums
"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 is the phrasal verb that should be used Please help
- off the back of something - WordReference Forums
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
- Once-off or One-off - WordReference Forums
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 when I used 'once-off' instead of 'one-off' I'm wondering if 'once-off' is actually hiberno-English as I would always have used it more commonly than 'one-off'
- Im off next week vs Ill be off next week | WordReference Forums
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 conversational purposes (no deep metaphysical debates, please folks!) they all mean the same thing Sometimes you can have too many choices in life
- The alarm goes on goes off - WordReference Forums
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 the ACTION that happens when someone trips the alarm The alarm goes on - usually it means the alarm itself The alarm signal goes ON In order for the alarm to go OFF That is, different places in the system are being
- to drop off a meeting - WordReference Forums
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!
- get off work or take off work? | WordReference Forums
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
- day off [vs] day leave - WordReference Forums
I am confused about the way to express the time that you are not required to work Is there any differences in the use of the expressions "day off" and "day leave"? Thanks in advance for your help
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