get off

verb

1. intr, adverb to escape the consequences of an action

   he got off very lightly in the accident

2. adverb to be or cause to be acquitted

   a good lawyer got him off

3. adverb to depart or cause to depart

   to get the children off to school

4. intr to descend (from a bus, train, etc); dismount

   she got off at the terminus

5. to move or cause to move to a distance (from)

   get off the field

6. tr, adverb to remove; take off

   get your coat off

7. adverb to go or send to sleep
8. adverb to send (letters) or (of letters) to be sent
9. slang.
   intr, adverb to become high on or as on heroin or some other drug
10. get off with informal.
    to establish an amorous or sexual relationship with
11. tell someone where to get off informal.
    to rebuke or criticize someone harshly

Example Sentences

“She needs to get off her high horse and not think that I was thinking about her for the last 15 years.”

From Salon

Mr Rollinson switched off the bus engine and told the other passengers he would not be leaving until the boy got off the bus.

From BBC

The sentiment was basically like, get off your a** and get to it.

From Salon

"Though we got off to a rocky start, as I came to know and feel him I saw his enormous potential and sensitivity as an artist and as a human being," Quincy Jones wrote.

From BBC

Some riders shared on social media that they were forced to get off their bikes and push their way through the crowd.

From BBC

Related Words

• alight
• blow
• disembark
• escape
• exit
• pull out
• quit