PHRASAL VERBS WITH THE PARTICLE “OFF”: 3RD POST
Publicat el 2 de juliol de 2014 per ealonso
Today we study the last two “OFF” phrasal verbs from the Top 100 List:
To tell off and to turn off:
1. in an outward & downward direction The bus stopped and we got off
2. in a generally outward direction The aeroplane took off
3. in an outward but unspecified direction She went off on her own
4. separation He cut some slices off the sausage
5. delineation, demarcation They marked the place off with white paint
6. termination, elimination They called the meeting off
USES EXAMPLES
1. in an outward & downward direction The bus stopped and we got off
2. in a generally outward direction The aeroplane took off
3. in an outward but unspecified direction She went off on her own
4. separation He cut some slices off the sausage
5. delineation, demarcation They marked the place off with white paint
6. termination, elimination They called the meeting off
To tell off: Meaning: to criticize someone angrily for doing wrong
“The teacher told me off for talking too much in class”
USE: (probably) Not up a standard; below a normal level
To turn off:
Meaning: to stop a piece of equipment working by pressing a button or by moving a switch.
“Will you turn the television off, please?”
USE: termination, opposite to “ON”
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