Jul 19, 2007 · Hi, kind people I have a confusion between get off work and take off work. I want to ask my friend when he stops his work at his job for the day. So should I ask him like this: "What time do …

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 …

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Jun 19, 2012 · Can somebody tell me the difference between tear up and tear off, as well as rip up and rip off ? And it seems that "tear" is also followed by other...

Feb 26, 2010 · Welcome, Philiponfire. Personally, I might have used "a physical description to go on"; there are other options, of course. For example, you could just delete the whole clause: "with only a …

Nov 19, 2021 · With regards to "I have Fridays off", I think you're right in the sense that there's definitely an ambiguity: you'd need to follow up with another question in order to ascertain the reason why you …

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 the ACTION that …

Mar 30, 2014 · Turn on the light Turn off the light Switch off the light Switch on the light but what about put on/off the light? Do they exist? What does it mean ? I saw them in the LongMan dicitionary but …

Feb 9, 2017 · I would like to know what's "like water off a duck’s back" means in this phrase : He’s always being told he’s lazy and incompetent, but it’s just water off a duck’s back to him. My attempt …

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, …