phrasal verb · informal
get off
UK/ɡet ɒf/US/ɡet ɔːf/get·OFF
speaking
1) to leave a vehicle; 2) to finish work for the day; 3) (informal) to escape punishment; 4) to begin something.
Examples
“I usually get off the bus at the fourth stop.”
“I get off work at six every evening.”
“He got off with a warning even though he caused the accident.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually get off the train at King’s Cross and walk the rest of the way to work.”
Collocations
- get off the bus/train
- get off work
Word family
get off + vehicle phrasal verbget off work phrasal verb
Common mistakes
I get off at home.→I get off at the fourth stop / I get home.
He got off the punishment.→He got off with a warning.
Say it for a higher band
5leave→6get down from→7+get off
Synonyms
alight (formal)
Easily confused
get off / get out
“She got out of the car and walked to the shop.”
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