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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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It is all based off of history or things that are happening at the time that she’s written it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

These duties “shall not be imposed” if a country’s purchases are less than 15% of Russia’s total annual gas exports, provided it is taking “significant” steps to wean off of Russian energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The stock closed at about $133 a share, just a few dollars off of its initial-public-offering price of $135.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Additionally, the ruling orders Meta to make changes to its products, including making continued efforts to keep children in New Mexico who are under the age of 13 off of Facebook and Instagram.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I wondered if I would be like them soon, chasing behind the caravan, living off of discarded morsels of food.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri