Jun 28, 2023 · Hello everyone! In a meeting I have heard people say "I need to drop off the meeting" and "I need to drop off to another meeting", and I wonder if the use of drop off is correct in this …

Jul 19, 2007 · Your choices (get off work, finish work, leave work) will all work fine finishing the question about a normal working day. I don't see much difference in formality, if any.

Apr 12, 2012 · Yeah. It's not too common though. The two most common formulations are: I get off work at 5. and I get off of work at 5. At least where I live, "get off from" is used, but not as readily as those …

May 7, 2025 · "hats off to you" is generally a safe and well-understood way to express your appreciation and respect in contemporary English, including in work-related emails to colleagues of any gender. …

Jun 22, 2007 · "The company wants to dispose off the equipment." Is this sentence correct. Iam confused whether it is dispose of or dispose off as I see a lot of sentences that use dispose off. But …

Feb 11, 2024 · 大家好！ With Chinese New Year being today, I imagine a lot of people are setting off fireworks and firecrackers in China, Taiwan, etc. I know that to set off firecrackers is 炸鞭炮 (Is "放" …

Nov 11, 2006 · Hi, Does lie off mean the same as lay off please? Here’s an example: 3000 employees were laid off. 3000 employees were lain off. [The sentences come from a test and both are correct] I …

Jul 18, 2015 · It's sort of when you are in a rut, sort of becoming very routine, and are sort of stagnant. You "knock off the rust" to get yourself going/moving again. It's figurative, since humans don't …

Nov 3, 2024 · Hello, Can I use " off " in this context ? I want to refer to a day on which people don't have to or must not go to work. I think Tuesday is off because of the presidential election in the U.S ? I …

Feb 23, 2021 · Here they write Lights go off when people (or timers) make that happen using a switch. Lights go out when there is a power failure or other accident. What do you think about?