“something off”

The following 7 entries include the term something off.

fob someone or something off

idiom

: to give someone or something not wanted to someone else : to palm off someone or something often + on

fob something off as

idiom

: to present or offer something fake or false as genuine or true

get (something) off one's chest

idiom

: to tell someone about (something that has been making one upset or unhappy)

pass (someone or something) off as

idiom

: to cause people to wrongly believe that someone or something is someone or something else

play (someone or something) off against (someone or something)

idiom

: to cause two people or groups to fight or compete with (each other) in a way that helps oneself

wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth

idiom

: to destroy (someone or something) completely

wipe (someone or something) off the map

idiom

: to completely destroy (someone or something)


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