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put one off

  1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off , or They were put off by the bad smell . [c. 1900]

  2. put someone off . Persuade someone to delay further action, as in He put off the creditors, promising to pay next week , or They managed to put him off from suing . [Early 1600s]



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