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22 avr. 2015 · To take (something) out of the picture is an idiom meaning to remove it from consideration. If you are pondering, for example, whether to trade your sandwich, apple, or cookie to your friend in exchange for his candy bar, you might decide that you would get into too much trouble if you traded your sandwich; so you "take the sandwich out of the picture", reducing your choice to either the apple ...
4. The difference between them, is that "off of" is used by Americans. For English and other British people, saying "off", would be sufficient. Saying "off of", is not really necessary. It is an example of, American English involving words that are superfluous. Surplus to requirements. Unnecessary, added extras. Share.
take away、take off、take from、take out的区别只有一点就是后缀词不同导致意思不同：. 1、take away作动词意思是拿走；减去；解除。. 如：He wants to know who have take away his dictionary. 他想知道谁拿走了他的词典。. 2、take off作动词意思有起飞；脱掉；取消；匆匆离开；去除 ...
24 juil. 2021 · 23. To have something on one's plate is an idiom meaning to have something to do, usually work of some sort, that is taking up their time. The person's mentor is implying that the person has enough things to do already that are taking up all their time—i.e., that adding the additional tasks from this opportunity would be too much on their plate.
7 févr. 2013 · Simply put, off is often used with take (or get or any verb of acquisition) to suggest a forceful or cavalier (and probably illegitimate or even illegal) removal of an item from someone else, who has probably been victimized in the process. My grandfather took this knife off a German soldier he killed in WWII.
25 juil. 2015 · Formal ways: I'm done for the day. See you tomorrow (or on Monday, for e.g)! Let me call it a day! Good evening (or night, depending on tim
15 juil. 2016 · 20. you are correct, the word "off" like many small english words has a large number of meanings, some of them are even opposites. "day off" meaning "not present this day" Either scheduled break or due to dishonesty, illness or other emergency. off (adverb) "away from a place". "off day" meaning "not performing well this day".
I'm wondering what does off the top mean in this particular context. Excerpt from the book: Keep Learning. Somehow, you had the opportunity, drive, and ambition to acquire and read this book. All we can say is, "Keep it up!" Decide how many hours a week you want to spend on your career. Take 5 hours off the top and pay yourself first. Spend ...
15 sept. 2012 · 1. There's a specialised meaning in horse racing; they're off is the traditional cry as a race starts, and the start itself is often called the off. – Tim Lymington. Sep 15, 2012 at 16:56. 2. We're off to see the wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / We hear he is a whiz of a wiz, if ever a wiz there was. – nohat.
19 févr. 2021 · Take "Take the train" is a reference to the entire journey by train. For example: "How will you get to London?" "I will take the train/bus/plane." Get on/off, Get in/out. These are largely interchangeable. On and off have the general connotation that one is on top of something while in and out have the connotation of being within in. As such ...
