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• When we heard she'd got the job, we all went off for a celebratory drink.
• The horses set off at a canter.
• The dog trotted off to bury its bone.
• I'm jetting off to New Zealand next week.
• The gang drove off, with the police in hot pursuit.

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• Two of his fingers were chopped off in the accident.
• I hope these bloodstains will clean off my shirt.
• Take your clothes off and get in the bath.
• He licked the chocolate off his fingers.
• The parcel had only been loosely wrapped, and the paper had come off.

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• At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side.
• Switch off the electric current before touching that machine.
• I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.
• Please turn mobile phones off in the library.
• This sort of heater turns off at the mains.

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• This coupon allows you to claim 10% off all DVDs.
• I'll knock £20 off if you pay by cash.
• She asked for some money off because the book was slightly damaged.
• There's up to 50% off everything in our massive sale which starts next week.
• The card entitles you to 30% off all rail fares.

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• If you can get some time off work, we could finish the decorating.
• I need to get it finished before Friday because I'm off next week.
• He asked the boss if he could have some time off.
• How much time do you get off?
• She's been off since Monday with a cold.

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• The pitch has been roped off to stop people from walking over it.
• They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb.
• The scene of the crime has been closed off by the police.
• She marked off the amount of fabric she needed.
• An area of the factory has been sealed off while the asbestos is removed.

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• He could spar well enough but he couldn't seem to finish off his opponents.
• The decorating is as good as finished - I just need to finish off the painting.
• In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.
• Running is an excellent way to burn off excess calories.
• Things are back to normal now that we've paid off all our debts.

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• I've gone off seafood after I was sick the last time I had it.
• She's much better now, and she's off the medication.
• I'm going off Richard. He's so arrogant these days!
• It was enough to make anyone go off fast food.
• I went off meat after I saw that documentary.

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• The game's off, due to a waterlogged pitch.
• Lack of interest led to the event being called off.
• The search for survivors has been called off.
• Tomorrow's game has been called off because of the bad weather.
• The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm.

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• Do you think this meat is off?
• The milk has gone off because you left it out of the fridge.
• That bacon look off to me.
• The fruit will go off quickly if it's not stored at the right temperature.
• That cheesecake must have already been off when you bought it.