Get Off Definition, Sentence Examples
GET OFF MEANING – Find out what get off really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.
The term is supposed to have originated when a streetcar driver inquired where someone wanted to disembark. The idiom’s exact origin is unknown.
In January 1913, one of the first instances of the expression being used in response to the query “Where do you get off?” was documented. It can be found in McClure’s Magazine in “The Diary of a New York Policeman.”
Get Off Meaning:
- to depart from a location in order to start a journey
- with authorization, to quit employment
- to escape being punished for anything done
- to be dissatisfied with how someone has acted
- to take pleasure in something; generally used in conjunction with “on” (in a vulgar sense)
- sleep, especially after some trouble (British version)
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Here are examples of sentences that use get off:
- Bernard gets off on seeing other people miserable.
- If we get off before three o’clock the traffic will not be as bad.
- Make sure you take your bags when you get off.
- Peter is likely to get off with a small fine.
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