A NOTE ON Get Off: A Phrasal Verb Sample Discussion

1. Get off = escape punishment
2. Get off - Leave a bus, train, etc.
3. Get off - Finish, leave work
4. Get off - Start a journey
5. Get off - Manage to fire a gun
6. Get off - Stop talking on the phone

That's just an example of a phrasal verb's shades of meaning. Confusing?

Again, we go back discussing the importance of context. Always see this as a part of a whole, not something that exists on its own.

Remember sentences that might be associated or constructed using the particular phrasal verb.

• He GOT OFF on a technicality and left the court a free man.
• We GOT OFF the bus and walked to my house.
• I like to GET OFF early on Fridays.
• We need to GET OFF early to avoid the rush hour traffic.
• She GOT OFF a few shots before she was arrested.
• Let me know when he GETS OFF the phone as I need to make a call.

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