Oct 20, 2021 · Good day, I would like to ask if it is right to say "I'm off today." What I mean is that I'm not at work today because it's my day off. Does it have a similar meaning to "It's my day off today.?" …

Jun 19, 2012 · Can somebody tell me the difference between tear up and tear off, as well as rip up and rip off ? And it seems that "tear" is also followed by other...

Mar 1, 2012 · Alarm goes off: "To go off" means "to trip, to start sounding". Something has triggered the alarm, and it went off (started sounding, flashing lights, what not). This is about the ACTION that …

Feb 26, 2010 · Welcome, Philiponfire. Personally, I might have used "a physical description to go on"; there are other options, of course. For example, you could just delete the whole clause: "with only a …

Nov 19, 2021 · With regards to "I have Fridays off", I think you're right in the sense that there's definitely an ambiguity: you'd need to follow up with another question in order to ascertain the reason why you …

Feb 9, 2017 · I would like to know what's "like water off a duck’s back" means in this phrase : He’s always being told he’s lazy and incompetent, but it’s just water off a duck’s back to him. My attempt …

Mar 30, 2014 · Turn on the light Turn off the light Switch off the light Switch on the light but what about put on/off the light? Do they exist? What does it mean ? I saw them in the LongMan dicitionary but …

Aug 25, 2006 · Topic phrases: fuck you / fuck off Added by Cagey, moderator Sorry for this stupid question but what's the difference between these 2 expressions?

Feb 19, 2020 · Please help me figure out the meaning of the phrase "walk off a ledge" in the following sentence (not available online): If Byte walks into a wall or off a ledge, you might realize you’ve …

Jul 16, 2007 · Hi. Will you please tell me what does the phrase "A ways off" mean and why the indefinite article is used with plural noun in the context bellow. A ways off, in the kitchen window of my house, …