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Phrasal Verbs with OFF
blow off (separable) to remove with powerful force The bomb blew the roof off the house.
call off (separable) to cancel Mary decided to call off her wedding with max.
come off (intransitive) to appear George doesn't come off as being very intelligent.
come off (intransitive) to fare, happen in a particular manner The meeting came off as well as could be expected.
come off (inseparable) to have recently completed or recovered from After coming off a nasty hip injury, Andre went on to win the US Open.
doze off (intransitive) to fall asleep You know you're a boring speaker when your entire audience dozes off.
drop off (separable) to unload or deliver (on the way to somewhere else) If you're going to the store, could you drop me off at Mary's house on the way?
drop off (intransitive) to decline (in number) Towards the end of the school year university enrollment numbers drop off a little.
fight off (separable) to keep something or someone away Bill had trouble fighting all of the young ladies off.
get off (separable) to give great pleasure Burning ants gets Max off.
get off (inseparable) to dismount Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe
get off (intransitive) to receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max.
get off (intransitive) to receive extreme pleasure Max gets off on burning ants with his magnifying glass.
go off (intransitive) to explode; detonate Bombs went off all around the city.
go off (intransitive) to happen in a particular manner Mary's dinner party last night went off very well.
keep off (inseparable) to not walk on Please keep off the grass.
keep off (inseparable) to not consume Scott is having a difficult time keeping of drugs.
lay off (separable) to dismiss from a job General Motors usually lays workers off just before Christmas so that the CEO can get a large bonus.
lop off
(separable) to cut something off (a limb or branch of a tree) The carpenter accidentally lopped off two of his fingers when he was cutting some wood.
nod off (intransitive) to fall asleep (usually not intending to) Mary nodded off in English class.
pay off (separable) to pay all of the money you owe Some day I hope to pay off my student loans.
put off (separable) to postpone Many students put off doing their homework until it is almost too late.
rip off (separable) to steal something Max ripped twenty dollars off from that old lady.
shave off
(separable) to remove hair by shaving Michael Jordan first shaved off all of his hair when he was in his twenties.
show off (separable) to try to impress by doing or showing When Bill did that trick with the cigar, he was just showing off.
shrug off (separable) to dismiss something as unimportant The president shrugged off his extremely low poll numbers.
take off (separable) to remove from something I'm going to take my jacket off. It's hot in here. Take you hand off my knee. I'm not that kind of girl.
take off (intransitive) to depart (aircraft) When the plane takes off, you must have your seatbelt on and your seat must be in its upright position.
tear off (separable) to remove something by tearing Chastain made headlines when she tore off her jersey after scoring the winning goal.
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