1. Pay off
Meaning:
1. To pay back money that you owe
2. To yield good results
Sentence:
1. This year, I paid off all of my debt.
2. I am happy your hard work is paying off.
2. Go off
Meaning:
1. Devices start ringing loudly
2. To explode
3. Food or drink is not fresh
Sentence:
1. Despite his alarm going off, he was still sleeping.
2. The milk went off.
3. Pull off
Meaning:
To succeed in something difficult
Sentence:
I am sure you will pull off this deal.
4. Put off
Meaning:
To delay or postpone something
Sentence:
1. I have this bad habit of putting off things.
2. Boss put off today’s meeting.
5. Drop off
Meaning:
1. To fall asleep
2 To drop someone somewhere by a car
Sentence:
1. I was dropping off in the class.
2. Would you please drop me off at mom’s house?
6. Come off
Meaning:
1.To give an impression
2. To happen or succeed as planned
Sentence:
• I don’t want to come off as an attention seeker.
2. I tried to make her laugh but couldn’t come off.
7. Turn off
Meaning:
1. To leave the road you are driving on
2. To cause loose interest
Sentence:
1. I turned off the main road early and took the wrong turn.
2. Violence in movies turns me off.
8. Cut off
Meaning:
1. To remove part of something using a sharp tool
2. Breaking the phone connection
Sentence:
1. Cut off all the small branches.
2. I was talking to him and got cut off.
9. Call off
Meaning:
1. To cancel
2. To order a dog or someone to stop attacking at someone or something
Sentence:
1. Boss called off meeting at the last minute.
2. He was not calling off his dog but was laughing.
10. Lay off
Meaning:
1. To stop employing someone
2. To stop doing something
Sentence:
1. I was laid off last month.
2. Could you please lay off smoking for a while?
