get off on

1. Enjoy, derive intense pleasure from, as in I really get off on good jazz . [ Slang ; c. 1970]

2. Feel the effects of or take a mind-altering drug. For example, He was getting off on crack . [ Slang ; 1930s]

Example Sentences

“I’m just gonna stop it right here because we’re not gonna get off on a wrong foot. Please do not address a grown woman as ‘dear’ in a condescending tone.

From Salon

Neither is keen on it, and they get off on the wrong foot.

From Los Angeles Times

That only works if those aligned against you don't get off on inhumanity.

From Salon

In previous episodes, Dorothy makes oblique references to Roy’s weakness, not his machismo, saying that men like him get off on pinning down smaller things to make themselves feel big.

From Salon

If you are determined to get off on the wrong foot, you’re right.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• appreciate
• cherish
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• relish
• revel in
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