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"He tripped off a ledge." He lost his balance and fell off. "Tipped off" would make sense. A tip is a small donation/gift. A gift/donation is giving someone something for free. A tip can be information or money. Tipping someone off means you are giving them helpful information that allows them to avoid, or benefit from, some kind of consequence.

Tripped off can be used as slang but it would probably be i'm tripping which is kind of like i'm imagining things..

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Definition of trip

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intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrination

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Word History

Middle English trippen , from Anglo-French treper, triper , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Phrases Containing trip

• business trip
• lay / put a guilt trip on
• on a power trip
• roll / trip off the tongue
• round - trip ticket
• trip - hammer
• trip the light fantastic

Dictionary Entries Near trip

trioxymethylene

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

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103 Travel Idioms And Phrases (Meaning & Examples)

August 3, 2020 by Wes

Are you looking for some useful travel idioms to improve your English?

If so, you are in the right place.

In this post, we are going to look at 103 different travel idioms and how to use them.

Let’s get started…

1. Float One’s Boat

• Meaning : to make someone happy, excited or interested in something.
• Use In A Sentence : I don’t really want to go to Europe, but whatever floats your boat.

2. To Jump Ship

• Meaning : to suddenly stop doing something.
• Use In A Sentence : Joe was doing well on the project until he suddenly jumped ship without telling anyone.

3. One’s Train Of Thought

• Meaning : a person’s pattern of thoughts or sequence of thoughts on a matter.
• Use In A Sentence : I was making great progress until Mary came into my room and then I lost my train of thought.

4. To Step It Up A Gear

• Meaning : to work on something more effectively or with more energy than previously.
• Use In A Sentence : If you want this business to grow, you need to step it up a gear and start advertising.

5. Right Up One’s Alley

• Meaning : if something is up one’s alley it means it is something that appeals to them.
• Use In A Sentence : I didn’t like that movie, but I think it would be right up Amy’s alley. She likes romantic movies.

6. Just The Ticket

• Meaning : exactly what is needed or wanted.
• Use In A Sentence : That ham and cheese sandwich was just the ticket for lunch. I feel so much better now that I ate something.

7. A Mile A Minute

• Meaning : very fast.
• Use In A Sentence : I can’t keep up with Keith. He walks a mile a minute.

8. Bad News Travels Fast

• Meaning : bad news travels fast because people like to talk about these sorts of things.
• Use In A Sentence : How does everyone know that I got in trouble at school? Bad news travels fast I guess.

9. To Travel Light

• Meaning : to travel with very little luggage or baggage.
• Use In A Sentence : I always try to travel light because I hate having to check in my luggage at the airport.

10. To Go Off The Beaten Track

• Meaning : to travel to a place that isn’t well known or visited often by others.
• Use In A Sentence : I wanted to visit this lake on top of the mountain. It a little bit off the beaten track, but I heard it is beautiful.

11. Neck Of The Woods

• Meaning : an area or neighborhood nearby.
• Use In A Sentence : Hello Tom, tomorrow I am going to be up in your neck of the woods. Would you like to grab a cup of coffee ?

12. To Be Running On Fumes

• Meaning : to continue to do something even though one is extremely tired or lacking energy/enthusiasm.
• Use In A Sentence : We were running on fumes by the time we walked into our hotel room, but it was totally worth the trip up the mountain.

13. To Cover One’s Tracks

• Meaning : to hide one’s trail or footprints so as not to be followed.
• Use In A Sentence : We need to be careful to cover our tracks because I don’t want Mom finding out that we came up here.

14. To Lose Track Of Someone Or Something

• Meaning : to forget about someone/something. To misplace something. To lose contact with a person or friend.
• Use In A Sentence : I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve traveled to Europe.

15. To Be On Track

• Meaning : to do something as scheduled or planned.
• Use In A Sentence : If we can get to New Mexico by tonight, we will be right on track to get to Las Vegas by Wednesday.

16. To Have A One-Track Mind

• Meaning : to be fixated about one particular topic.
• Use In A Sentence : Fred has a one-track mind. All he ever talks about is sports.

17. To Go Off The Rails

• Meaning : used to describe a person that starts to behave strangely or uncontrollably.
• Use In A Sentence : I don’t know what happen to grandma. She started to go off the rails when she turned 65 years old.

18. At A Good Clip

• Meaning : quick or at a fast pace.
• Use In A Sentence : Wow we climbed that mountain at a good clip. It is only 11:30.

19. A Redeye Flight

• Meaning : a late-night flight. Usually, one that leaves really late at night and arrives early the next morning.
• Use In A Sentence : George caught a redeye flight from California to New York.

20. To Fly By The Seat Of One’s Pants

• Meaning : to rely on your judgment to do something that you have never done before.
• Use In A Sentence : Rather than sit down and think about something. Mary likes to fly by the seat of her pants and figure it out as she goes.

21. To Fly Under The Radar

• Meaning : to do something without being noticed.
• Use In A Sentence : Mark is a quiet person. He likes to fly under the radar and hope that nobody notices him.

22. Road Trip

• Meaning : a trip taken by car.
• Use In A Sentence : My wife and I hope to go on a road trip around the country before we are 30 years old.

23. To Be At A Crossroads

• Meaning : to be at a point where a decision has to be made.
• Use In A Sentence : After graduating from school, I am at a crossroads. I want to make the best decision for my future.

24. To Circle The Wagons

• Meaning : to become defensive.
• Use In A Sentence : Don’t circle your wagons. I am not accusing you of anything. I am just trying to find out what happened so that we can prevent it from happening again.

25. To Be In The Driver’s Seat

• Meaning : to be in control of a situation; to be in charge.
• Use In A Sentence : The company seems to be doing better ever since Jeff has been in the driver’s seat.

26. To Be In The Same Boat

• Meaning : to be in the same situation or problem as somebody else.
• Use In A Sentence : John and Mary are in the same boat. They both don’t like their jobs, but they are too afraid to quit.

27. To Jump/Leap/Climb On The Bandwagon

• Meaning : to start to follow something after it has become popular.
• Use In A Sentence : A few years ago, no one liked the Patriots. Now that they are winning, it seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.

28. To Put The Brakes On Someone Or Something

• Meaning : to slow down or to stop some progress.
• Use In A Sentence : I don’t know why Jim decided to put the brakes on his business idea. I thought it had great potential.

29. That Ship Has Sailed

• Meaning : the opportunity has already passed; a missed opportunity.
• Use In A Sentence : Do you think there is still a chance that you could work for Greg? No, I am afraid that ship has sailed.

30. Backseat Driver

• Meaning : a passenger who tries to tell the driver how to drive. It can also refer to someone who always likes to take control of a situation.
• Use In A Sentence : Don’t be a backseat driver. I know how to drive.

31. Cool One’s Jets

• Meaning : to calm oneself down.
• Use In A Sentence : You need to take a moment and cool your jets. You aren’t thinking rationally right now.

32. Fall Off The Wagon

• Meaning : to return to practicing a damaging behavior. Examples: drinking, overeating, drub abuse, being lazy, etc.
• Use In A Sentence : Well it seems like Jerry has fallen off the wagon again. He doesn’t seem motivated to do anything.

33. A Country Mile

• Meaning : a long distance.
• Use In A Sentence : After the car ran out of gas, we had to walk a country mile to the nearest gas station.

34. A Fork In The Road

• Use In A Sentence : I am at a fork in the road. I can continue my schooling or I can start my own business. What do you think I should do?

35. To Hit A Roadblock

• Meaning : something has prevents you from making progress.
• Use In A Sentence : Dave was making good progress on the project, but it seems like he has hit some kind of roadblock.

36. To Hit The Road / To Hit The Trail

• Meaning : to leave. To start your trip.
• Use In A Sentence : Well, I guess we should hit the road if we want to get there before noon.

37. To Jump The Track

• Meaning : to suddenly change from one thought or activity to another.
• Use In A Sentence : It just wasn’t working for us so we decided to jump the track and try something different.

38. To Put The Pedal To The Metal

• Meaning : to drive as fast as you can.
• Use In A Sentence : Put the pedal to the metal or else we are going to be late.

39. Rocky Road

• Meaning : a difficult period of time.
• Use In A Sentence : Jack has been going down a rocky road ever since his move to LA.

40. Smooth Sailing

• Meaning : to make progress easily with little to no difficulty.
• Use In A Sentence : Initially, it was difficult to learn the new system. However, not it is nothing but smooth sailing for everyone.

41. Sunday Driver

• Meaning : an extremely slow driver. Someone who is driving slow to enjoy the view.
• Use In A Sentence : Sorry I am late. I got stuck behind some Sunday driver who didn’t want to let anyone pass.

42. The Jet Set

• Meaning : a group of rich people who like to travel the world.
• Use In A Sentence : His dream to join the jet-set came true after he was able to retire early.

43. A Wheel Within A Wheel

• Meaning : used to describe a situation or problem that is extremely complicated.
• Use In A Sentence : I can’t figure out this new computer system. It is really a wheel within a wheel . Can you help me?

44. To Throw Someone Under The Bus

• Meaning : to avoid blame or trouble for something by allowing someone else to take responsibility.
• Use In A Sentence : Mark always seems to throw me under the bus when something goes wrong.

45. A Tight Ship

• Meaning : A very well organized group of people.
• Use In A Sentence : I like working for Steve. He runs a tight ship.

46. To Miss The Boat/Bus

• Meaning : to miss out on something. To fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
• Use In A Sentence : You need to act fast or else you will miss the boat.

47. To Rock The Boat

• Meaning : to do something that will cause problems for others.
• Use In A Sentence : I don’t want to be difficult and rock the boat, but I can’t come into work tomorrow.

48. To Paddle One’s Own Canoe

• Meaning : to be independent.
• Use In A Sentence : Now that you are an adult, you are expected to paddle your own canoe. You can’t rely on your parents to make every decision for you.

49. To Drive Someone Up A Wall

• Meaning : to annoy or to irritate someone.
• Use In A Sentence : I don’t know about you, but every time she talks about work it drives me up a wall .

50. Hit The Beach

• Meaning : to go to the beach.
• Use In A Sentence : Do you have any plans for this weekend? If the weather is nice I would like to hit the beach before it starts to cool off.

51. Highways And Byways

• Meaning : major and minor roadways.
• Use In A Sentence : Mary spent the summer traveling all the highways and byways out West.

52. On The Home Stretch

• Meaning : the last part of a long journey.
• Use In A Sentence : We are on the home stretch. We have about 30 minutes before we get to our destination.

53. To Have Itchy Feet

• Meaning : used to describe a person who has the desire to travel.
• Use In A Sentence : Every time I go to the airport it gives me itchy feet to go somewhere new.

54. To Make One’s Way Back To Something

• Meaning : to slowly work one’s way back to something.
• Use In A Sentence : It was raining cats and dogs, but I slowly made my way back to the farm.

55. To Take Someone For A Ride

• Meaning : to deceive someone.
• Use In A Sentence : I can’t believe I let Joe take me for a ride like that. I should have known he wasn’t telling me the truth.

56. Road Rage

• Meaning : angry or violent behavior caused by stress from driving.
• Use In A Sentence : A driver who hit two people in a road rage attack has been arrested.

57. To Get The Show On The Road

• Meaning : to get things started. To start the journey. To begin to work.
• Use In A Sentence : Well, I guess we better get the show on the road if we want to be there before noon.

58. To Sail Close To The Wind

• Meaning : to do something that is risky or dangerous.
• Use In A Sentence : You are going to get yourself in trouble one day if you keep sailing close to the wind.

59. To Live Out Of A Suitcase

• Meaning : to briefly stay in several locations. Never staying in the same place long enough to unpack your bags.
• Use In A Sentence : I am tired of living out of a suitcase. I miss being at home.

60. To Hitch Your Wagon To A Star

• Meaning : to set high goals; to aim high.
• Use In A Sentence : My parents always encouraged me to hitch my wagon to a star and aim high in life. That is the reason I am where I am today.

61. Wheels Fell Off

• Meaning : slang for when an unexpected problem arises.
• Use In A Sentence : Everything was going as planned until the wheels fells off and we had to abort the mission.

62. Road Hog

• Meaning : a driver who takes up too much space making it difficult for others to pass.
• Use In A Sentence : This guy is a road hog. I can’t pass him.

63. To Send Flying

• Meaning : to cause something to be scattered about.
• Use In A Sentence : I quickly turned the corner and bumped into Mrs. Smith and sent all her books flying.

64. To Cross The Bridge When You Get To It

• Meaning : to address the problem when/if it happens, not before.
• Use In A Sentence : I am nervous that if Jack gets sick we will have to cancel our vacation. Well, we will cross that bridge when we get to it, but let’s not worry about it right now.

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65. All Hands On Deck

• Meaning : everyone needs to help with a certain task.
• Use In A Sentence : We only had half an hour before Mom and Dad are going to be here, it is all hands on deck . We need everybody’s help.

66. Bump In The Road

• Meaning : a problem that arises and slows down progress. Usually only temporary.
• Use In A Sentence : We hit a bump in the road when the materials were delayed 4 days, but in the end, we finished the project on time.

67. To Burn One’s Bridges

• Meaning : to do something that can’t be undone. Usually, it refers to leaving a situation (like a job) in an unfavorable way that you are no longer welcome back or you can no longer return. Opposite of building bridges .
• Use In A Sentence : Not only did he quit his job, but he started to work for our biggest competitor. He certainly burned his bridges. I hope it works out for him because he will never be able to work for us again.

68. To Give The Green Light To Someone

• Meaning : to give someone permission to do something.
• Use In A Sentence : Tom gave me the green light to tell the staff about the company’s upcoming projects.

69. To Go The Extra Mile

• Meaning : to do more than the necessary or to do more than expected to get something done.
• Use In A Sentence : Joe went the extra mile to make everything was perfect so that his wife would enjoy the trip.

70. To Be In One’s Wheelhouse

• Meaning : To be in one’s comfort zone or to match their abilities.
• Use In A Sentence : You need to get out of your wheelhouse and go meet new people.

71. Just Around The Corner

• Meaning : used to describe something that is going to happen very soon.
• Use In A Sentence : Our trip to the Bahamas is just around the corner. I can’t wait.

72. Light At The End Of The Tunnel

• Meaning : there is hope that a difficult situation is going to end very soon.
• Use In A Sentence : Now that the government is going to sit down and talk about it. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel that this situation will get better.

73. To Lower The Boom

• Meaning : to punish someone one. To put a stop to something someone is doing.
• Use In A Sentence : Mrs. Johnson lowered the boom on Jimmy and Byron for misbehaving during class.

74. To Be Off One’s Trolley

• Meaning : (slang) used to describe someone who is acting crazy or insane.
• Use In A Sentence : You must be off your trolley if you think you can get all that work done before Monday.

75. On The Fly

• Meaning : to do something quickly without much thought or planning in advance.
• Use In A Sentence : George just got up there and gave a speech on the fly.

76. Turn The Corner

• Meaning : to begin to see improvement in a difficult situation. 
• Use In A Sentence : After two days in the hospital, the doctor said that Jane has finally begun to turn the corner. He thinks she will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow.

77. Train Wreck

• Meaning : a major failure or complete disaster. It can also be used to describe a person whose life is in a complete mess.
• Use In A Sentence : The trip to the West coasts turned out to be a train wreck. Nothing went as planned.

78. Where The Rubber Meets The Road

• Meaning : a crucial test. The point where one’s efforts are put to the test.
• Use In A Sentence : This is where the rubber meets the road. Depending on how people react, we will know whether it was a good idea or not.

79. Walk The Plank

• Meaning : used to describe the action of forcing someone to accept the consequences of something.
• Use In A Sentence : Once we find the person who did this they will most certainly have to walk the plank.

80. Don’t Put The Cart Before The Horse

• Meaning : it is a nice way to tell someone to do things in the right order.
• Use In A Sentence : Don’t put the cart before the horse. First, look for a job that you like. After you have a job then you can start thinking about how you plan on spending your money.

81. To Spin One’s Wheels

• Meaning : to waste one’s time on something without seeing much progress.
• Use In A Sentence : Sam is just spinning his wheels. He isn’t getting anywhere in this job. He needs to look for something better.

82. To Take The High Road

• Meaning : to take a more ethical approach. An approach that is least likely to offend or upset others.
• Use In A Sentence : Even though Megan treated Paul bad at work. Paul decided to take the high road and not return the same treatment to her.

83. To Take The Wind Out Of Someone’s Sails

• Meaning : to discourage someone.
• Use In A Sentence : Brian was making great progress on the project until Mark came by and started to pick at the imperfections. He really took the wind out of Brian’s sails.

84. On A Wing And A Prayer

• Meaning : there is very little chance of success.
• Use In A Sentence : When we decided to quit our jobs and start this company we did it on a wing and a prayer.

85. Puddle Jumper

• Meaning : a small airplane that only travels short distances
• Use In A Sentence : Once we arrive on the island, we are going to hop on a puddle jumper and it will take us the rest of the way.

86. Fifth Wheel or Third Wheel

• Meaning : an unwanted extra person.
• Use In A Sentence : Jim was the only person without a date. He felt like a fifth wheel so he left early.

87. To Desert/Leave A Sinking Ship

• Meaning : to leave a situation in which one knows failure is imminent and it is better to leave before it is too late.
• Use In A Sentence : I hate to be the one who deserts a sinking ship, but I need to think about my future.

88. Any Port In A Storm

• Meaning : when in a difficult situation any solution is a good solution even though one may not like it.
• Use In A Sentence : Adam didn’t want to move back in with his parents, but after quitting his job he can’t afford a new place. Any port in a storm, I guess.

89. To Get One’s Wings

• Meaning : to get a pilot’s license.
• Use In A Sentence : John was over the moon to finally get his wings.

90. In Full Flight

• Meaning : to flee as quickly as possible.
• Use In A Sentence : The thieves left the scene in full flight, but eventually, the police caught them.

91. To Hit The Ground Running

• Meaning : to start an activity with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. To begin at full speed.
• Use In A Sentence : Today is a new day. We need to forget about what happened yesterday and we need to hit the ground running.

92. To Have Your Feet On The Ground

• Meaning : to remain calm in a difficult situation. To think practically in a stressful situation.
• Use In A Sentence : When he lost his job Joe really showed that he had his feet on the ground by not panicking and making wise decisions.

93. One’s Old Stomping Grounds

• Meaning : a favorite place where a person likes to go to often.
• Use In A Sentence : After talking for a little bit, we all went back to our old stomping grounds, our favorite restaurant where we used to hang out every Friday.

94. Pit Stop

• Meaning : a short break during a road trip to get food, refuel or rest up a bit before continuing.
• Use In A Sentence : Do you think we could take a pit stop? I really need to use the bathroom.

95. To Hitch A Ride

• Meaning : to ask for a free ride. To go somewhere in somebody else’s car.
• Use In A Sentence : Instead of taking the bus, I am just going to hitch a ride with Steve.

96. Make Headway

• Meaning : to make progress.
• Use In A Sentence : After working hard for several months, we are finally making headway and it looks like it will be done before the deadline.

97. To Part Ways

• Meaning : to go in different directions.
• Use In A Sentence : After working together for 15 years we decided to part ways and start our own separate companies.

98. To Pull Up Stakes

• Meaning : to pack up and leave a campsite.
• Use In A Sentence : It started to rain and it didn’t look like it was going to stop. So we decided to pull up stakes and start to move down the mountain.

99. To Set Up Camp

• Meaning : to prepare an area to sleep outside.
• Use In A Sentence : We need to set up camp before it gets dark. 

100. Tire Kicker

• Meaning : a person who appears to be interesting in buying something, but in the end, does not buy it. They tend to waste a lot of time.
• Use In A Sentence: I think he is just a tire kicker. He has no interest in buying that car.

101. To Walk It Off

• Meaning : to walk around in an attempt to feel better. Usually after an injury.
• Use In A Sentence : I tried to walk it off, but I think I seriously hurt my ankle this time.

102. Without A Hitch

• Meaning : to have no problems.
• Use In A Sentence : how was your trip? Perfect, everything went off without a hitch.

103. Clear Sailing

• Meaning : used to describe a situation that is free from obstacles or problems; easy going.
• Use In A Sentence : Now that we have the new part, it is clear sailing from here on out.

There you have it! 103 Travel Idioms! Which one is your favorite? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Definition of trip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• She tripped and fell.
• trip over/on something Someone will trip over that cable.
• I tripped over my own feet and fell down the stairs.
• (figurative) I was tripping over my words in my excitement to tell them the news.
• (figurative) Lawyers were tripping over each other (= competing with each other in a hurried way) to get a piece of the action.
• trip over/up Be careful you don't trip up on the step.
• She tripped on the loose stones.
• One of the boys tripped over and crashed into a tree.
• accidentally
• trip and fall

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"Satellite operators are also busy monitoring spacecraft health due to the S1-S2 storm taking place along with the severe-extreme geomagnetic storm that continues even now," Dahl added, saying some GPS systems have struggled to lock locations and offered incorrect positions.

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured a flare erupting occurred around 2 p.m. EDT on May 9, 2024.

As NOAA had warned late Friday, the Earth has been experiencing a G5, or "Extreme," geomagnetic storm . It's the first G5 storm to hit the planet since 2003, when a similar event temporarily knocked out power in part of Sweden and damaged electrical transformers in South Africa.

The NOAA center predicted that this current storm could induce auroras visible as far south as Northern California and Alabama.

Extreme (G5) geomagnetic conditions have been observed! pic.twitter.com/qLsC8GbWus — NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (@NWSSWPC) May 10, 2024

Around the world on social media, posters put up photos of bright auroras visible in Russia , Scandinavia , the United Kingdom and continental Europe . Some reported seeing the aurora as far south as Mallorca, Spain .

The source of the solar storm is a cluster of sunspots on the sun's surface that is 17 times the diameter of the Earth. The spots are filled with tangled magnetic fields that can act as slingshots, throwing huge quantities of charged particles towards our planet. These events, known as coronal mass ejections, become more common during the peak of the Sun's 11-year solar cycle.

A powerful solar storm is bringing northern lights to unusual places

Usually, they miss the Earth, but this time, NOAA says several have headed directly toward our planet, and the agency predicted that several waves of flares will continue to slam into the Earth over the next few days.

While the storm has proven to be large, predicting the effects from such incidents can be difficult, Dahl said.

Shocking problems

The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico and Hawaii. It also fried telegraph systems throughout Europe and North America.

Stronger activity on the sun could bring more displays of the northern lights in 2024

While this geomagnetic storm will not be as strong, the world has grown more reliant on electronics and electrical systems. Depending on the orientation of the storm's magnetic field, it could induce unexpected electrical currents in long-distance power lines — those currents could cause safety systems to flip, triggering temporary power outages in some areas.

my cat just experienced the aurora borealis, one of the world's most radiant natural phenomena... and she doesn't care pic.twitter.com/Ee74FpWHFm — PJ (@kickthepj) May 10, 2024

The storm is also likely to disrupt the ionosphere, a section of Earth's atmosphere filled with charged particles. Some long-distance radio transmissions use the ionosphere to "bounce" signals around the globe, and those signals will likely be disrupted. The particles may also refract and otherwise scramble signals from the global positioning system, according to Rob Steenburgh, a space scientist with NOAA. Those effects can linger for a few days after the storm.

Like Dahl, Steenburgh said it's unclear just how bad the disruptions will be. While we are more dependent than ever on GPS, there are also more satellites in orbit. Moreover, the anomalies from the storm are constantly shifting through the ionosphere like ripples in a pool. "Outages, with any luck, should not be prolonged," Steenburgh said.

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The radiation from the storm could have other undesirable effects. At high altitudes, it could damage satellites, while at low altitudes, it's likely to increase atmospheric drag, causing some satellites to sink toward the Earth.

The changes to orbits wreak havoc, warns Tuija Pulkkinen, chair of the department of climate and space sciences at the University of Michigan. Since the last solar maximum, companies such as SpaceX have launched thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit. Those satellites will now see their orbits unexpectedly changed.

"There's a lot of companies that haven't seen these kind of space weather effects before," she says.

The International Space Station lies within Earth's magnetosphere, so its astronauts should be mostly protected, Steenburgh says.

In a statement, NASA said that astronauts would not take additional measures to protect themselves. "NASA completed a thorough analysis of recent space weather activity and determined it posed no risk to the crew aboard the International Space Station and no additional precautionary measures are needed," the agency said late Friday.

People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on Friday in Whitley Bay, England. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images hide caption

People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on Friday in Whitley Bay, England.

While this storm will undoubtedly keep satellite operators and utilities busy over the next few days, individuals don't really need to do much to get ready.

"As far as what the general public should be doing, hopefully they're not having to do anything," Dahl said. "Weather permitting, they may be visible again tonight." He advised that the largest problem could be a brief blackout, so keeping some flashlights and a radio handy might prove helpful.

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And don't forget to go outside and look up, adds Steenburgh. This event's aurora is visible much further south than usual.

A faint aurora can be detected by a modern cell phone camera, he adds, so even if you can't see it with your eyes, try taking a photo of the sky.

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Russo and Smith: Wild’s Swedes eager to show off homeland, but trip has new meaning for a team ‘desperate for points’

STOCKHOLM — When Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson flies home to Sweden for the summer, he always has a hard time adjusting to the jet lag.

It doesn’t matter how many times he has gone back and forth, it’s always easier coming back to the States. So Gustavsson can feel for his teammates and what they’re going through right now on this Global Series trip to Stockholm, where they will play the Senators and Maple Leafs on Saturday and Sunday.

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“Usually you sleep when you fly at night, land at 7 a.m.,” Gustavsson said. “If you can’t sleep on the plane, then you’re screwed. It always takes me three days.”

The Wild left for Stockholm on Monday night at 10. There were 120 people on the flight, from players and staff in the regular travel party to upper management on the business side to owner Craig Leipold, VIPs, special corporate sponsors and members of the NHL ’s off-ice official crew. Five staffers were selected by the league from each of the Wild and Maple Leafs’ crews to keep stats and work the penalty boxes. There is no puck tracking at Avicii Arena for the four games featuring Minnesota, Toronto, Ottawa and Detroit , so stats will be kept manually.

The team has a game plan for helping with players’ sleep.

The staff created an extensive cheat sheet for each player and coach detailing how to best make the transition. The team doesn’t have a sleep doctor, but strength and conditioning coach Matt Harder used his experience and data to put together sleep kits and tips. Starting with the team’s charter flight, players were given sleep supplements like magnesium along with tart cherry juice and Dream Water. They also had the option of sleep masks and earplugs and were encouraged to avoid screen time.

The group has an off day Tuesday after the eight-hour flight. It’s best to avoid caffeine, players were told, and it was also that they quickly get 10-30 minutes of sunlight, along with light exercise (like a walk or light bike ride, yoga).

The Wild are holding a stretch and workout at the hotel almost immediately after arriving.

On the cheat sheet, there are also suggestions for how to adjust when returning to Minnesota, like taking a short, cold shower and getting some light exercise.

When the Lightning arrived in Stockholm for their Global Series trip in November 2019, players remembered their instincts being to try to take a nap or sleep right away. But if you go to bed, you can destroy your sleep schedule for the rest of the trip. So the Wild are encouraging players and staff to stay awake until normal bedtime in an effort to get used to the time zone.

That’s why in 2019 a few of the veteran Tampa Bay players, like Pat Maroon , got players together at a local Irish bar and restaurant to watch NFL football games. It was a Sunday, after all. A walk around downtown helped their energy.

The time they spent together that week off the ice was invaluable, with many players saying it was a major jumpstart for what turned into a Stanley Cup season. Maroon, now with the Wild, told former Tampa Bay teammates in September before he left for Minnesota that he planned to show Wild players similar spots.

“The most important thing is hanging away from the rink,” Maroon said. “It builds chemistry. Young guys feel comfortable, and you play better on the ice, tougher. Whatever it is. Having a beer with a guy. Or guys who speak all different languages, you start to have a conversation with them. You need that.”

In Sweden, the Wild will have practices Wednesday and Friday, a team dinner Wednesday, two fan/corporate meet and greets and a full day off Thursday, for which the Swedes have taken control with all sorts of tips. Jonas Brodin is known inside the Wild’s locker room as the “King of Stockholm” because he spends a good amount of time there in the offseason, even though he lives three hours away in Karlstad.

He has suggested different restaurants and a stroll through Old Town, which is across the bridge from the Wild and Maple Leafs’ hotel.

Remember though, the Wild have lost nine of 11, so as Marc-Andre Fleury said Monday, a day after he gave up a career-high eight goals in an “embarrassing” loss to Dallas, the Wild must use this week wisely.

Coach Dean Evason echoed that sentiment.

“We’re all looking forward to it,” Evason said. “It’s fun, it’s supposed to be a good experience. But we’re there to get four points. That’s our goal. We’ll have some fun. We’ll take in a different country and culture and all that good stuff. But when the puck drops, we’re pretty desperate for points right now.”

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What are the Wild’s Swedish players most looking forward to showing off?

Marcus Johansson : “It’s the food.”

Johansson, like Joel Eriksson Ek and Brodin, lives in Karlstad over the summer, having moved there when he was 15. But any trip to Stockholm, whether it’s for a weekend or a tournament, includes enjoying some of the country’s delicacies. “The food is unbelievable,” he said. “So many good spots, I don’t even know where I’ll go myself.”

Johansson suggested L’Avventura as a destination for upscale Italian, or Riche for traditional Swedish meatballs. “I don’t think you can go wrong,” he said.

Johansson, who played in Gothenburg while with the Capitals and Stockholm with the Sabres , has a bunch of family coming into town, from his parents to his brother and his kids. “It’s fun and a privilege to play in front of all your friends,” he said.

Eriksson Ek: What Eriksson Ek is most looking forward to is his family and friends, including his grandparents, being there to see him in person. His folks try to come to the States once a year to watch him, but being at home is different. He’s also planning to explore for some Swedish candy.

“Hopefully some Christmas bakeries are there,” he said.

Brodin: Swedish “fika,” which is a traditional coffee and cake break.

Brodin suggests the cinnamon buns (and dinner) at Brasserie Astoria.

“There’s a lot of fun stuff to do,” said Brodin. “I’ve had lots of fun times over there.”

Gustavsson: Gustavsson lives about eight hours north of Stockholm in Skelleftea but said he’d make trips into the big city every three years or so. He’s got a bunch of family coming in, from grandparents to cousins — his aunt lives in Stockholm. The team has an off day on Thursday, and players have opted to do their own thing rather than have a team outing.

“We’re going to a few different places,” Gustavsson said. “Old Town, a castle. We have a few secrets.”

Swedish Wild factoids

Sixteen Swedish players have suited up for the Wild in the regular season: Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Kim Johnsson, Johansson, Gustavsson, Victor Rask, Christian Folin, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Gustav Olofsson, Rickard Wallin, John Klingberg , Mattias Weinhandl, Oskar Sundqvist , Pontus Aberg, Gustav Nyquist and Johan Larsson.

Here are some of the superlatives:

Leading Swedish scorer in team history: Eriksson Ek and Brodin 220 points, Kim Johnsson 87

Most goals: Eriksson Ek 100, Brodin 48

Most assists: Brodin 172, Eriksson Ek 120

Most games: Brodin 756, Eriksson Ek 436, Johnsson 289

Fresh starts for Addison, Greenway

Calen Addison said he “had no idea” Wednesday’s trade was coming. It was bittersweet for him. The young defenseman had grown close to teammates, spending the whole summer in Minnesota training this year. He hoped to prove to the Wild he was a long-term fit. While Evason said they saw improvement in Addison, the team felt it knew what it had in him and thought the heavier and experienced Zach Bogosian was a better fit.

Addison immediately was thrust onto the Sharks top pair and power play, logging nearly 20 minutes in his first game against the Oilers and more than 21 in his second game against the Golden Knights . He was a combined minus-5 but appreciates the opportunity.

“I love it,” he said. “It makes you feel wanted, makes you feel good about yourself. Makes you feel confident.”

The Wild got to see another familiar face Friday in Buffalo, facing Jordan Greenway , who was drafted and developed in Minnesota before getting dealt at the trade deadline last year.

“Trades can be bittersweet, and you can look at them in different ways,” Greenway said. “You can look at them positive or negative. I chose to look in the positive light, even though it was tough leaving a group I’m very close with, I knew there were a lot of positives. I’ve taken it as a new beginning.”

Sabres coach Don Granato, who coached Greenway at the U.S. National Team Development Program, said Greenway dealt with nagging injuries last year, but now that he’s healthy, he has been a key piece for them. Greenway is averaging a career-high 17:04 of ice time and is a plus-1. He was on the ice late in Friday’s 3-2 win over the Wild, trusted to help close out a game in a six-on-five situation.

“He’s earned a lot of respect around here,” Granato said.

Greenway kept his house in the Twin Cities area and — as a member of the Olympic Hills golf course — still plays his share of golf with Wild players like Matt Boldy .

“I definitely take some money from those guys,” he joked.

(Top photo of Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek: Nick Wosika / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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What’s a hush trip—and can it get you in trouble with your boss.

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Hush-cations or hush trips are defined as traveling without telling your boss or putting in a PTO ... [+] request, and working remotely from your vacation.

Many travelers post photos and reels from their vacations, showing off the scenery from their beach getaways or their retreats into the mountains, giving tours of their hotel suites and hovering their iPhones over plates of local cuisine. But there may be a growing segment of travelers who are keeping quiet about their travels, at least in real time—and it has nothing to do with being humble or worrying about being burglarized while away from home. Rather, they don’t want their bosses to know they’re away because they never submitted a PTO request, a move that’s known as a “hush-cation” or a “hush trip.”

The idea? If you can work from anywhere, why not log your hours from a vacation destination and take Zoom calls with a real-life beach in the background, yet be covert enough to keep your laptop’s camera turned off so you don’t blow your cover?

A large portion of the workforce has gone remote : Nearly 13% of people working from home, and 28% working a hybrid model and new reports shows that return-to-office mandates could drive employees to quit. With summer vacations on the horizon, there’s a chance some of your remote colleagues (especially if they’re Gen Z) are secretly working from vacation locales. But could a hush-cation or a hush trip get you in trouble with your boss?

While some surveys have surfaced about hush cations, it remains to be seen as to whether it’s something remote workers just fascinate about or if it’s something they actually do, much like the quiet quitting trend.

We talked with experts from human resources, business leadership, and a therapy background about hush trips—whether these types of getaways have merit, what problems they could reveal about a workplace, and if they could be fireable offenses should your boss find out. Here’s what experts have to say about hush-cations.

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According to ResumeBuilder.com, a hush trip is where remote employees work from a vacation destination without telling their employers.

Last summer, the site surveyd 918 GenZers remote and hybrid workers and 44% revealed that they have taken a hush trip. About 65% used a virtual background to bamboozle their employers. The majority were able to get away with their trip without their bosses finding out and without getting in any hot water, despite the fact that one third of the hush trippers were just logging two hours a day.

Hotels are catching on, and some have even come up with clever marketing, like the “Hush Trip Haven” program at AC Hotel Clearwater Beach in Florida . The package comes with amenities and perks like a dedicated co-working space, a refreshment concierge, a special door hanger that says “Working ‘From Home’” and a webcam cover for privacy during virtual meetings.

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Shelley Paxton , a business speaker and author of “Soulbattical” is a believer that time off is a prerequisite for creative, inspired, and energized work. It’s not a payoff for hard work, which is problematic given that it’s rarely taken in full and often shamed in a culture that celebrates busyness as a badge of honor, she says.

“As humans we need to slow down in order to speed up, so I fully support more conversations around remote work that also supports rejuvenation,” Paxton says. “The more of us choosing pause over push, the more healthy our workforce and productivity will be.”

However, Paxton says she’s also an advocate for transparent conversations about what’s needed to support a worker’s wellbeing or an entire organization’s healthy employee engagement.

“The ‘hush cation’ trend feels like it might be a reaction to not feeling supported in taking time off,” she says. “In my opinion, that means we’re moving in the wrong direction as the burnout, disengagement, and mental health crises continue to rise.”

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Some career experts say hush trips hint at trust issues in the workplace.

If you're in a situation that you feel compelled to not to tell your manager about your vacation, that's something to think about, says Daniel Space, an HR consultant and an HR content creator from DanFromHr.com .

“The purpose of a vacation is to destress and disconnect from your job, I can't imagine the stress of pretending to work while on vacation,” Space says. “Is the reward just to save vacation days?"

Hush cations run the risk of breaking trust or signaling to your manager that you can't take time off because you can't manage your workload, Space says.

Hush cations reveal a bigger workplace concerns about transparency, trust, and the overall culture within the organization, says Natalie Rosado, LMHC, founder and owner, Tampa Counseling Place .

Taking a hush trip could be especially problematic in industries with strict regulatory requirements, high security needs, or those that involve collaborative or shift-based work, she says.

Some specific sectors where such practices might particularly lead to complications or even disciplinary actions include: healthcare, finance and banking, government and public sector, education, cybersecurity, and legal services.

Still, some employers don’t have a problem with their remote employees getting their work done while they globe trot.

Josh Loewen, co-founder of the digital marketing agency The Status Bureau , found out one of his employees was on vacation after the fact.

“They thought they'd get in trouble, but it was the exact opposite,” he says. “I was proud of them for enjoying life and getting everything done at the same time. We've only got one life to live, so we may as well try to be happy. It's only when someone cannot deliver their work that things will get dicey.”

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HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - A company challenge ended up paying off with a trip to Disneyland.

The social media team behind Hawaiian Host Group , a Hawaii-based agricultural, manufacturing and consumer goods company, was tasked with finding ways to get more Instagram followers, their boss challenged them with a little fun incentive.

And when they succeeded, he followed through.

“We had a team meeting and one of the team members came in with a Disney sweater and I was like, ‘You know what, if we get 10,000 followers by May 1, I’ll take you guys to Disneyland. And that’s how it started,” Hawaiian Host Group’s Director of Corporate Brand Strategy Stijn Spaas said.

The team created a dance reel announcing to the public the incentive their boss gave them.

And that post ended up getting tons of reaction with the group easily surpassing the needed 10,000 followers by day two of the challenge.

So, they upped the ante.

They convinced Spaas to agree that if they hit the 100,000 followers mark, he would not only take the team to Disneyland, but he would also dress up as a Disney princess.

“I was surprised and didn’t really think through that second challenge, but you know, we ended up being super happy with the 350,000 followers we received,” Spaas said.

Since the challenge, the team has surpassed the 350,000 mark and are continuing to gain followers.

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The Hawaiian Host Group social media team hosted a dress reveal in Anaheim and Spaas followed through dressing up as Rapunzel.

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump celebrated their son, Barron Trump, at his high school graduation in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday.

The former US president and first lady arrived together to the Oxbridge Academy ceremony with what appeared to be bodyguards by their sides.

Donald, 77, was dressed in a white dress shirt, blue tie and navy blue suit. He appeared in good spirits as he was photographed smiling all throughout the occasion.

Melania, 54, for her part, wore a black blazer over a white dress and accessorized the look with a straw sun hat. The normally stoic former model also appeared happy and having a good time.

The proud parents were snapped cheering and clapping while Barron, 18, received his diploma.

The 6-foot-7 teen walked across the stage wearing a navy blue cap and gown, and bright red sash.

At one point during the ceremony, Donald stood up and leaned over the banister of the stands to excitedly wave in the direction of the graduates, seemingly trying to get Barron’s attention.

Melania appeared amused by the gesture, laughing as she placed her hand on her husband’s side.

Donald and Melania were surrounded at the time by other parents and relatives, who attended the gathering dressed in their best spring garbs.

Most of them smiled and clapped along when the 45th US president engaged in the silly moment.

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Donald was able to make it to the milestone event because his historic trial in NYC was on a brief break.

The Republican candidate for US president faces 34 counts of fraud for the hush money that was allegedly paid to ex-porn star Stormy Daniels  prior to the 2016 election.

Justice Juan Merchan allowed the court to adjourn Thursday after Donald’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was cross-examined. Those proceedings are scheduled to resume on Monday.

The trial began on April 15, and the real estate mogul made it clear at the time that he did not want his legal battle to conflict with Barron’s graduation.

“I was looking forward to that graduation with his mother and father there, and it looks like the judge does not allow me to escape this scam,” Donald told reporters last month in the Manhattan Supreme Court.

Judge Merchan previously said in response to the request, “It really depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial.” However, he evidently succumbed to the idea.

Barron is the only child Donald and Melania, who have been married since 2005, share and he is the former’s youngest.

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Three places to holiday by train from Melbourne

If you're planning a weekend getaway near Melbourne soon, why not leave the car at home?

For starters, you can enjoy a more relaxed journey without having to be behind the wheel — and with fuel prices the way they are, you might end up saving money, too.

Whether you're looking for a day trip, or a night or two away, we spoke to train enthusiast Marcus Wong to find out three of the best train holidays near Melbourne.

Art and history in Castlemaine and the Goldfields

Castlemaine was once a bustling gold-rush town. These days, it's known for its vibrant art scene and cafe culture.

Located in Victoria's Goldfields region, Castlemaine's rich history can be seen in the old buildings in town which date back to the mid-19th century.

A popular spot for Melburnians looking for a tree change, Castlemaine is sometimes referred to in the big smoke as "north Northcote".

Getting there

Castlemaine is about 90 minutes by train from Melbourne. You can jump on the V/Line service to Bendigo, which runs regularly from Southern Cross Station.

Off-peak fares are available on weekends and when departing Melbourne before 4:00pm or after 6:00pm on weekdays.

A one-way off-peak trip to Castlemaine costs $17.64 for adults and $8.82 for travellers with a concession. If you're a parent of young children, keep in mind children under five travel free on V/Line trains .

Getting around

The train station is close to many of Castlemaine's attractions. It's about a 10 minute walk to the Castlemaine Art Museum and cafes and restaurants on Barker Street.

If you're in the mood for walking, there are guided tours available on Saturday afternoons .

Mount Alexander Shire runs a bus service in Castlemaine  and there are taxis available too.

Where to stay

There are plenty of short-stay accommodation options in Castlemaine and surrounds, including bed and breakfasts, hotels, and self-contained apartments.

Penguins, seals and surf at Phillip Island

Phillip Island is a well-known holiday spot for Melburnians, but many wouldn't know it's accessible by train.

You'll need to jump on a train to Frankston, and then switch to the Stony Point line. Once you arrive at Stony Point, you can catch the ferry to the island.

"Once you get to Stony Point, the pier is right there. That's where the ferry departs from," Mr Wong says.

At sunset on the island, you can camp out to see the famous penguin parade , which draws tourists from all over the world.

If you keep your eyes out, you might also spot migratory birds , seals and even whales swimming nearby.

This is the longest trip of the three and it's too far for a single-day trip.

The trip to Stony Point will take about two hours from Southern Cross Station.

From there, you can catch the ferry, which takes another 30 minutes.  Be sure to check the ferry timetable , because there are only four services running each day

The ferry costs $13.50 each way for adults , but there are cheaper fares available for concession card holders and children. The train trip will set you back about $4.60 each way, and $2.30 for a concession card holder.

There is a bus service on the island and you can also book taxis.

There are plenty of accommodation options near the ferry terminal in Cowes, the island's main town.

The penguin parade is on the other side of the island, which is not serviced by bus or train. If you're keen to see the penguins, and you don't have a car, you'll need to book a taxi or arrange other transport from Cowes . 

Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula

Geelong is Victoria's second-largest city, and it's very accessible from Melbourne via train.

"If you get off at Geelong station itself, you can walk over to the waterfront," Mr Wong says.

"It's not a surf beach or anything, but it's a nice place to go for a walk and have lunch on a sunny day."

During the warmer months, Geelong's Eastern Beach is a great spot for a swim. There's a large park with barbecues and a playground to keep children entertained.

The trip from Southern Cross station to Geelong station on the V/Line takes just over an hour.

Again, if you're travelling on weekends or depart Melbourne before 4:00pm and after 6:00pm on a weekday, you can use an off-peak fare. The fare will cost $9.66 for an adult, or $4.83 for a concession fare. Travelling during peak periods is more expensive.

There are hotels and other accommodation options close to Geelong station.

The Bellarine Peninsula is home to several popular beach towns, including Torquay and Barwon Heads, which have plenty of holiday accommodation options and are accessible from Geelong or Marshall Station via bus.

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Meaning of off in English

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off adverb ( AWAY FROM )

• When we heard she'd got the job , we all went off for a celebratory drink .
• The horses set off at a canter .
• The dog trotted off to bury its bone .
• I'm jetting off to New Zealand next week .
• The gang drove off, with the police in hot pursuit .
• (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
• all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
• as far as the eye can/could see idiom
• furthermost
• light years away idiom
• ultra-distant

off adverb ( REMOVED )

• Two of his fingers were chopped off in the accident .
• I hope these bloodstains will clean off my shirt .
• Take your clothes off and get in the bath .
• He licked the chocolate off his fingers .
• The parcel had only been loosely wrapped , and the paper had come off.
• appropriate
• carry someone away
• carry something off
• collect someone/something from somewhere
• drain (something) away
• expropriate
• expropriation
• root something/someone out
• rout someone out

off adverb ( NOT OPERATING )

• At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side .
• Switch off the electric current before touching that machine .
• I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction .
• Please turn mobile phones off in the library .
• This sort of heater turns off at the mains .
• malfunction
• short circuit
• shut (something) down

off adverb ( LESS MONEY )

• This coupon allows you to claim 10% off all DVDs .
• I'll knock £20 off if you pay by cash .
• She asked for some money off because the book was slightly damaged .
• There's up to 50% off everything in our massive sale which starts next week .
• The card entitles you to 30% off all rail fares .
• bear market
• concessional
• knock off ( something )
• mark something down
• overdiscount
• post-devaluation
• projected value

off adverb ( NOT AT WORK )

• If you can get some time off work , we could finish the decorating .
• I need to get it finished before Friday because I'm off next week .
• He asked the boss if he could have some time off.
• How much time do you get off?
• She's been off since Monday with a cold .
• absenteeism
• administrative leave
• bank holiday
• career break
• gardening leave
• legal holiday
• maternity leave
• parental leave
• shore leave

off adverb ( SEPARATED )

• The pitch has been roped off to stop people from walking over it.
• They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb .
• The scene of the crime has been closed off by the police .
• She marked off the amount of fabric she needed .
• An area of the factory has been sealed off while the asbestos is removed .
• bifurcation
• dismemberment
• dissociable
• dissociate yourself from something
• dissociation
• periodization

off adverb ( COMPLETELY )

• He could spar well enough but he couldn't seem to finish off his opponents .
• The decorating is as good as finished - I just need to finish off the painting .
• In a normal winter , the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil .
• Running is an excellent way to burn off excess calories .
• Things are back to normal now that we've paid off all our debts .
• busy signal
• discontinued
• impenetrability
• impenetrable
• irrecoverable
• irrecoverably
• non-availability
• out-of-pocket
• tie someone up
• unaccounted for
• unavailability
• unavailable

off adverb ( GET RID OF )

• abandonment
• be scattered to the four winds idiom
• cast someone/something aside/away/off
• shrug something off
• shuck something off

off adverb ( IN COMPETITION )

• agglutinate
• agglutinative
• contraction
• monomorphemic
• monosyllabic

off preposition ( AWAY FROM )

• I've gone off seafood after I was sick the last time I had it.
• She's much better now, and she's off the medication .
• I'm going off Richard. He's so arrogant these days !
• It was enough to make anyone go off fast food .
• I went off meat after I saw that documentary .
• base jumping
• drop/fall/sink like a stone idiom
• put something/someone down
• rain (something) down

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off preposition ( REMOVED )

• abstraction
• bowdlerization
• bowdlerized
• extrication
• fish something out
• gouge something out
• root something out/up
• scoop something out
• slice something off
• snowploughing

off preposition ( NOT LIKING )

• anti-American
• anti-British
• misanthropically
• not be someone's cup of tea idiom
• not go much on something idiom
• not have a civil word to say about someone idiom

off preposition ( NEAR TO )

• a few steps idiom
• a hair's breadth idiom
• anywhere near idiom
• approachable
• float around
• hand to hand idiom
• proximately
• round the corner idiom

off adjective ( STOPPED )

• cancel Sorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight.
• call off The game has been called off because of the weather.
• off The meeting's off because James is ill.
• scrap We've scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
• suspend The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.
• postpone We've postponed the wedding until next year.
• The game's off, due to a waterlogged pitch .
• Lack of interest led to the event being called off.
• The search for survivors has been called off.
• Tomorrow's game has been called off because of the bad weather .
• The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm .
• adjourn to somewhere
• break the cycle
• dislocation
• in midstream idiom
• shut (something) off
• suspended game
• take a break

off adjective ( PROVIDED FOR )

• bankability
• bazillionaire
• be rolling in it idiom
• comfortably
• get-rich-quick
• not be short of a bob or two idiom
• self-supporting
• well endowed
• well heeled

off adjective ( BELOW USUAL LEVEL )

• half decent
• indifferent
• indifferently
• presentably
• the/your average bear idiom
• unspectacular
• up to scratch idiom

off adjective ( BAD )

• Do you think this meat is off?
• The milk has gone off because you left it out of the fridge .
• That bacon look off to me.
• The fruit will go off quickly if it's not stored at the right temperature .
• That cheesecake must have already been off when you bought it.
• (as) tough as old boots idiom
• insipidness
• like dishwater idiom
• stick to someone's ribs idiom
• unpalatable

off adjective ( NO LONGER SERVED )

• bowl of something
• fast casual
• vegetable box

off adjective ( RUDE )

• churlishness
• coarse-grained
• neanderthal
• obnoxiously
• obnoxiousness
• offensively
• offensiveness
• unceremonious
• unprintable
• destination
• gain admittance
• misconnection
• asphyxiation
• assassinate
• assassination
• assassination attempt
• gun someone down
• infanticide
• polish something off
• put someone to the sword idiom

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Off adjective , adverb [not gradable] ( not operating ), off adjective , adverb [not gradable] ( not at ), off adjective , adverb [not gradable] ( below usual level ), off adjective , adverb [not gradable] ( stopped ), off preposition , adjective , adverb [not gradable] ( away from ), off preposition , adverb [not gradable] ( removed ), off preposition , adverb [not gradable] ( far away ), off adverb [not gradable] ( taken away ), off adverb [not gradable] ( closed ), translations of off.

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• off (AWAY FROM)
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• off (LESS MONEY)
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• off (SEPARATED)
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• off (GET RID OF)
• off (IN COMPETITION)
• off (NOT LIKING)
• off (NEAR TO)
• off (STOPPED)
• off (PROVIDED FOR)
• off (BELOW USUAL LEVEL)
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