Name: Using ‘off’ as a preposition - Learners' Questions
Uploaded: 2020-03-23T07:11:42.000Z
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To-infinitive

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Off can be a proposition of position or movement.

So we put something on the table or we take it off the table, for example.

I got on the bus and took off my clothes.

The bus off can mean near, depending on the context on, we often combine it with the wood.

Just for example, I live on an island just off the coast of England.

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And don't forget at the end of this video, there is a full summary slide off can describe a time not at work or school, usually because of illness, unusual circumstances or a holiday and note.

We do not say off from work or school, just off work or school.

It's a good thing we're all off next week.

We also have lots of expressions with off.

If you're off duty, you're not working on.

You can do something on the off chance, which means you do something just in case.

Something that you hope for happens For example, on the off chance that your flight arrives early, I will come to the airport early to meet you.

Finally off is used in lots of froze all verbs.

If you put something off, you postpone it.

If you polish off food, you eat it really quickly on.

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