get off

What does "get off" mean?

1. To leave a bus, train, plane, or other public transport
2. To finish work for the day
3. To avoid punishment or receive a lighter punishment
4. To remove something from a surface

Examples

• We need to get off at the next stop—don't miss it!
• What time do you get off work today?
• The lawyer helped him get off with just a small fine.
• I can't get this coffee stain off my white shirt.
• She gets off at 5 PM every day.

How to use it

Use 'get off' for buses, trains, planes, and bikes. Use 'get out of' for cars and taxis. 'Get off work' is very common in North America.

Word order

Separable when meaning 'to remove': 'get something off' (e.g., 'Get the mud off your boots')

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• get away

  To escape from a place or person

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• get through

  To successfully complete or finish something difficult