lift off

1. Begin flight, as in The spacecraft was due to lift off at ten o'clock. The off in this idiom means “off the ground.” [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Bourne then lifted off her shirt, revealing a sports bra.

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Track 80, “Room Service Ooh,” is exactly what it sounds like, with a clattering lid being lifted off a plate followed by Lindhome’s exclamation at what’s underneath.

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The manner in which he performed after opening the scoring was that of a player with a weight suddenly lifted off his shoulders.

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The chopper lifted off and tilted back north toward a nearby Border Patrol post.

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“I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” Schofield said after Saturday’s win over Farmer.

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