get off

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	get off
he/she/it	gets off
present participle	getting off
past tense	got off
past participle	got off

1
intransitive/transitive usually in imperativeused for telling someone to stop touching someone or something
Get off – you’re hurting my back.
get off someone/something:
Get off the grass right now!
Synonyms and related words
To stop holding or touching something
release
let go (of someone/something)
take/get your hands off
1. 1a
  transitive (get someone/something off someone/something) used for telling someone to stop another person or thing touching someone or something
  Get your dog off me!
  Would you please get your feet off the table?
  Synonyms and related words
  To stop holding or touching something
  release
  let go (of someone/something)
  take/get your hands off
2
transitive (get something off) to have a particular period of time as a holiday
I’ll try to come, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to get that week off.
Do you get much time off at Christmas?
Synonyms and related words
To be, or to go on holiday
go away
get off
get away
3
intransitive/transitive to leave the place where you work at the end of the day
We get off early on Fridays.
What time do you get off work?
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to leave a place
leave
move on
go away
1. 3a
  transitive (get someone off) to help someone to be ready to leave a place at the right time
  I try to get the kids off in the mornings by 8.30.
  Synonyms and related words
  To help someone
  help
  assist
  support
4
transitive (get something off) to send something, for example in the post
Have you got your application form off yet?
get something off to someone:
I’ll get the documents off to you this afternoon.
Synonyms and related words
To send something somewhere
send
post
ship
5
intransitive to not be punished severely or at all for something that you have been accused of in court
He was charged with manslaughter, but got off.
get off with:
At best you can hope to get off with a £100 fine.
Synonyms and related words
Appearing in court
affirm
allow
all rise
1. 5a
  transitive (get someone off) to help someone to avoid being punished by a court
  Synonyms and related words
  To prove or say that someone is not to blame
  clear
  eliminate
  vindicate
6
transitive (get something off someone) to borrow or take something from someone
Get a worksheet off the teacher.
Synonyms and related words
To borrow something
borrow
pawn
check out
7
intransitive/transitive mainly Americanspokento have an orgasm, or to make someone have an orgasm
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate
8
transitive (get someone off) Britishto help someone to fall asleep
Synonyms and related words
To sleep, or to go to sleep
sleep
doze off
drift off
1. 8a
  get off to sleepBritishto fall asleep
  Synonyms and related words
  To sleep, or to go to sleep
  sleep
  doze off
  drift off
9
transitive (get off something) to stop talking about a subject because you have become interested in talking about something else
She was telling me about her family, but then we got off the subject.
Synonyms and related words
To change from one subject or discussion to another
move
digress
wander
10
intransitive/transitive (get off something) to leave a bus, plane, or train
Synonyms and related words
To get on and off of transport
get on
onto
transfer
11
tell someone where they can get off/where to get offspokento tell someone rudely that you are angry or annoyed at them
Synonyms and related words
To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way
lash out
tear into
abuse
12
where does someone get off doing something?spokenused for saying that you think someone is wrong to behave in a particular way
Synonyms and related words
Ways of making or receiving criticism or blame
against
the buck stops here/with someone
charming