put one off

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]

Example Sentences

While consuming one's peers could be rationalized as a desperate, last-ditch effort to stay alive, it's enough to put one off meat afterward.

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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.

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"Thankfully deaths were avoided but one bad incident should not put one off from conquering such a spectacular bridge."

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“We were kind of swarming the net a little bit and Carolyne Prevost put one off a defender’s skate and it was just kind of laying on the goal line and luckily I was able to get there before they did,” Ammerman said.

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The gaiters and the tights would be enough to put one off the job, even though the apron does lend a little decency to the style.

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