push off

British  

verb

1. Also: push out.  to move into open water, as by being cast off from a mooring

2. informal (intr) to go away; leave

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push off Idioms  

1. Also, shove off. Leave, set out, depart, as in The patrol pushed off before dawn, or It's time to shove off. This usage alludes to the literal meaning of a person in a boat pushing against the bank or dock to move away from the shore. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

I take that as a yes, and push off and pedal through the night.

From Literature

Uncertainty over tariffs led shipping companies, which had started to recover after struggling with an inventory glut and slowing consumer spending for years, to push off their forecasts for a recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal

I will just have to hope they do not check the cargo hold for stowaways before we push off.

From Literature

Some keepers bring their foot inwards so they can use it to push off before jumping towards the corner of the goal.

From BBC

A group of cyclists had been waiting patiently for their turn to push off in what was a regular time trial event.

From BBC