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Idioms  

1. Away from, from, as in Don't take your eyes off of the road, or Can I borrow ten dollars off of you? This seemingly ungrammatical idiom has been used since the 1600s and remains current, but more in oral than written communications. Also see under get off, def. 8.

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Example Sentences

“We’d like to think of ourselves as getting off of them, but in reality we’re highly dependent, and we hate high prices. So the fact is, if we don’t get more supply as we lose these refineries, prices are going to go way up.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Spaniard marched onto the pitch at the end, speaking with referee Sam Barrott, while he also pulled the headphones off of a cameraman to say something into his ear.

From BBC

“We’re trying to operate these de-watering wells off of propane-powered generators ... but it’s expensive,” Attridge, 78, said.

From Los Angeles Times

It also floated the idea that data centers could be temporarily forced off of grid power in the event that the grid was strained—such as on extremely hot days when people are using air conditioning.

From Barron's

“We seek a new revolution,” he said, “not less important, perhaps, in its consequences than that of 1776—a revolution in letters; a shaking off of the fetters of the mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal