go off
Example Sentences
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Despite concerns over the logistics of a multi-location ceremony, it was an impressive production that went off without a hitch.
From BBC
They went off to discuss new wallpaper or whatever it was parents did in their spare time.
From Literature
He had a lot to do before he could go off and leave it on its own all day.
From Literature
In other words, this was a time bomb waiting to go off.
From BBC
When Elizabeth saw the manuscript, she wrote to a friend that “the governess has gone off her head.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
