Dismount, leave a vehicle, as in She got off the horse right away , or Let's get off the train at the next stop . [Late 1600s]

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Start, as on a trip; leave. For example, We got off at the crack of dawn . [Mid-1700s]

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Fire a round of ammunition; also, send away. For example, He got off two shots, but the deer fled , or I got off that letter just in time .

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Escape from punishment; also, obtain a lesser penalty or release for someone. For example, He apologized so profusely that he was sure to get off , or The attorney got her client off with a slap on the wrist . This sense is sometimes amplified to get off easy or get off lightly . Where there is no punishment at all, the expression is sometimes put as get off scot-free , originally meaning “be free from paying a fine or tax ( scot ),” dating from the 1500s. [Mid-1600s]

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Remove, take off, as in I can't seem to get this paint off the car . [Second half of 1600s]

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Succeed in uttering, especially a joke. For example, Carl always manages to get off a good one before he gets serious . [Mid-1800s]

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Have the effrontery to do or say something. For example, Where does he get off telling me what to do? [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

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Experience orgasm, as in She never did get off . [ Slang ; first half of 1900s]

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Also, get off of one . Stop bothering or criticizing one, as in Get off me right now! or If you don't get off of me I'm walking out . [ Slang ; c. 1940] Also see get off on ; off one's back .

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