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  1. I'm off today./ It's my day off today. | WordReference Forums

    Oct 20, 2021 · Good day, I would like to ask if it is right to say "I'm off today." What I mean is that I'm not at work today because it's my day off. Does it have a similar meaning to "It's my day off today.?" …

  2. laid off or layed off - WordReference Forums

    May 19, 2006 · Help me please... Is is "laid off" or "layed off" from a job? Thanks.

  3. get off work or take off work? | WordReference Forums

    Jul 19, 2007 · Hi, kind people I have a confusion between get off work and take off work. I want to ask my friend when he stops his work at his job for the day. So should I ask him like this: "What time do …

  4. I have Fridays off - WordReference Forums

    Nov 19, 2021 · With regards to "I have Fridays off", I think you're right in the sense that there's definitely an ambiguity: you'd need to follow up with another question in order to ascertain the reason why you …

  5. put on put off the light - WordReference Forums

    Mar 30, 2014 · Turn on the light Turn off the light Switch off the light Switch on the light but what about put on/off the light? Do they exist? What does it mean ? I saw them in the LongMan dicitionary but …

  6. like water off a duck’s back - WordReference Forums

    Feb 9, 2017 · Like water off a duck's back (Traducción literal: el agua resbala sobre la espalda del pato). Las plumas de los patos están impermeabilizadas por un aceite que segregan sus glándulas …

  7. go off of | WordReference Forums

    Feb 26, 2010 · Welcome, Philiponfire. Personally, I might have used "a physical description to go on"; there are other options, of course. For example, you could just delete the whole clause: "with only a …

  8. A ways off - WordReference Forums

    Jul 16, 2007 · A ways off, in the kitchen window of my house, you could see my mom’s outline standing at the sink, one elbow raised up and poked out sideways, her hand holding the outline of the …

  9. lie off = lay off ??? | WordReference Forums

    Nov 11, 2006 · Hi, Does lie off mean the same as lay off please? Here’s an example: 3000 employees were laid off. 3000 employees were lain off. [The sentences come from a test and both are correct] I …

  10. fuck you / fuck off - WordReference Forums

    Aug 25, 2006 · Topic phrases: fuck you / fuck off Added by Cagey, moderator Sorry for this stupid question but what's the difference between these 2 expressions?