Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, but off of is an idiom, and idioms follow their own logic. Use of off of is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British English.
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The upholstered frame is soft and durable—my kids have already put it through the ringer, bumping into it, launching themselves off of it, and using the cushions to build forts.
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Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Those hundred-dollar train tickets are not the product of a state looking to make a buck off of the World Cup, but of one trying to salvage an investment in a system that makes FIFA rich while taxpayers foot the bill.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Microsoft’s Windows 11 improvement efforts come as the company tries to coax users and businesses off of Windows 10, which still runs on a little over a quarter of the world’s Windows PCs, according to StatCounter data.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
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Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Those hundred-dollar train tickets are not the product of a state looking to make a buck off of the World Cup, but of one trying to salvage an investment in a system that makes FIFA rich while taxpayers foot the bill.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Microsoft’s Windows 11 improvement efforts come as the company tries to coax users and businesses off of Windows 10, which still runs on a little over a quarter of the world’s Windows PCs, according to StatCounter data.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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