put one off

Idioms  

1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off , or They were put off by the bad smell . [c. 1900]

2. 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]

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Example Sentences

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

Enough to put one off forever from wishing to get married.

From Red Hair by Glyn, Elinor

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