Off Idioms

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like a chicken with its head cut off

Meaning: act in a frenzied manner

Example: Does he know how to handle the situation? He has been running around all morning like a chicken with its head cut off. Read more ➺


wear off

Meaning: Gradually decrease in strength, intensity, or effectiveness, especially of sensations, effects, or emotions.

Example: The painkiller started to wear off after a few hours. Read more ➺


warn off

Meaning: inform someone forcefully to stay at a distance

Example: The board was placed near the manhole to warn off the kids from playing there. Read more ➺


take the edge off

Meaning: blunt the effect of

Example: Have a painkiller - it'll take the edge off the pain your in hand. Read more ➺


off the cuff

Meaning: in an unguarded way

Example: She has a habit of making off-the-cuff remarks which she later denies. Read more ➺


better off

Meaning: to shun someone or something away so that it becomes better than before

Example: The family is better off without this guy who respects nobody and thinks that he is the centre of the universe at all times. Read more ➺


bite off more than can chew

Meaning: try to do more than one is able to do

Example: By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly biting off more than he can chew. Read more ➺


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