auction off Idiom, Proverb

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

a little off

not quite sane, a bit crazy, one brick short... When Clem started eating grass, we knew he was a little off.

a rip-off

unfair price or rule, priced too high The price of drinks was a rip-off. A small Coke cost $3!

a takeoff on

similar to, based on the same idea, a send-up The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

an offer I couldn't refuse

an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

another nail in your coffin

"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.

back off

do not come closer, do not touch me Back off, you animal! Don't touch me!

be off

leave, go, off with you Be off, my dear, or you'll be late for work.

auction off

To advertise an account to the accomplished bidder. We're auctioning off a car at the alms accident this year.Learn more: auction, off

auction something off

to advertise article [to the accomplished bidder] at an auction. He auctioned his home off. He auctioned off his home. The battle was affected to bargain off his affiliated home to pay his taxes.Learn more: auction, off

auction off

v. To advertise article to the being who offers the accomplished bulk of money, at or as at an auction: We don't charge this table anymore, so we should bargain it off. To bright out the warehouse, the aggregation auctioned off the old inventory. Learn more: auction, off

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