get off on

1. Enjoy, derive intense pleasure from, as in I really get off on good jazz . [ Slang ; c. 1970]

2. Feel the effects of or take a mind-altering drug. For example, He was getting off on crack . [ Slang ; 1930s]

Example Sentences

Neither is keen on it, and they get off on the wrong foot.

From Los Angeles Times

That only works if those aligned against you don't get off on inhumanity.

From Salon

In previous episodes, Dorothy makes oblique references to Roy’s weakness, not his machismo, saying that men like him get off on pinning down smaller things to make themselves feel big.

From Salon

If you are determined to get off on the wrong foot, you’re right.

From Seattle Times

“Definitely not our ‘A game’ but a win is a win and come January, it’ll just be two points so we want to get off on the right foot, especially with all the noise and it was good for our fans,” Hughes said.

From Washington Times

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