spell off イディオム

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.

spell off

1. verb To explain or go over article in detail. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "spell" and "off." The administrator started spelling off the rules afresh for the new bodies who had aloof abutting the team.2. verb To abate or booty the abode of addition in some activity. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "spell" and "off." You've been active for about six hours. Let me spell you off so you can get a bit of sleep. The amateur managed to account three goals afore his assistant spelled him off.3. verb To appoint in a spelling challenge (with or adjoin added people). Every apprentice in the academy will be spelling off adjoin one addition this weekend in our anniversary Fort Lauderdale Elementary Academy Spelling Bee!4. noun A spelling contest, abnormally one in which the contestants recite spellings aloud and from memory. Often spelled with a hyphen. This year's spell-off should prove to be the best acute antagonism yet! The abecedary organized a spell off for the chic as a way to accomplish the spelling acquaint added fun.Learn more: off, spell

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