something off
Example Sentences
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Going to the post office or grocery store gives them the opportunity to unload while also allowing you both to cross something off your to-do lists.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Student Martynas, whose shoelaces provided endless entertainment for Florrie, said the puppy would be "a very good outlet" for those needing to get something off their chest.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
What we have the power to do is not rewind or watch all the way through, but to turn something off.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
I do love to check something off of a checklist, so I get that, but I also could not even tell you how many books I read in a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
“You wrote 8:12, see? I asked you to add a few minutes so I could drop something off in Ms. Tannenbaum’s room.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
