put one off
Idioms-
Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off , or They were put off by the bad smell . [c. 1900]
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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]
Example Sentences
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Without a local backup, you could feel locked into a company’s ecosystem; the longer you put one off, the more difficult it will become to pull your data out if you decide to leave.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
"Thankfully deaths were avoided but one bad incident should not put one off from conquering such a spectacular bridge."
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2016
Initially, there is much to put one off: the usual repetitiousness; those sentences that go clunk in the night; perceptions about humanity better suited to a book called The Merry Month of Jejune.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a confiding air of bonne camaraderie about the fellow which completely put one off one's guard.
From The Four Pools Mystery by Webster, Jean
Enough to put one off forever from wishing to get married.
From Red Hair by Glyn, Elinor
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