“off-the-”

The following 51 entries include the term off-the-.

Entries 31–45 of 51
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get off the ground

phrase

: to begin to operate or proceed in a successful way

go off the air

phrase

: to stop broadcasting or being broadcast

go off the rails

phrase

: to lose control and start to behave in a way that is not normal or acceptable

high off the hog

phrase

: in a luxurious style

jump/leap off the page

phrase

: to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc.

let (someone) off the hook

phrase

: to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished

live off the land

phrase

: to get food by farming, hunting, etc.

off the air

phrase

: not broadcasting

off the boil

phrase

: into a state that is less good than before

off the bone

phrase

: (with the meat) removed from the bone or bones

off the dole

phrase

: no longer receiving money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor

off the drawing board

phrase

: beyond the planning stage

off the mark

phrase

: not accurate or correct : not achieving the desired result

off the pace

phrase

: behind in a race, competition, etc.

off the premises

phrase

: away from or outside of a building or the area of land that it is on

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