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Phrasal verbs with OFF (Losing contact or being in a better situation…

- - - - "The chewing gum wouldn’t come off."
  - - - "Anne saw Terry off at the station."
  - - - "You’d be better off living on your own than quarreling all the time with your dad."
  - - - “I can give you a ride and drop you off at work.”
  - - - “She was very happy when she finally got home and took off her shoes."
      - opposite: put on
    - - “The plane has taken off. Now we’re airborne.”
- - - - “The picnic was called off because of the rain.”
  - - - "The government has threatened to cut off our funding."
    - - "A second policeman cut off his escape."
  - - - “They say the company is going to lay off fifty employees in the next three months.”
- - - - "Dogs must be kept off the beach."
    - - "I’m trying to keep off fatty foods."
  - - - “I have a very difficult essay to write. I’ve been putting it off all week.”
  - - - “A guy talked to me at the disco. But I backed off because he had strange hair.”
- - - - "Only another six months and the house will be paid off."
    - - "All those weeks of studying will pay off when you take the exam."
  - - - “Look at the way she’s dancing. She’s just showing off.”
  - - - "George doesn't come off as being very intelligent."
    - - "The meeting came off as well as could be expected."
  - - - "I was just lying in bed waiting for the alarm to go off."
    - - "The gun went off while he was cleaning it."