phrasal verb

Be off

Letter BInseparable

Be off

Be bad (of food)

Meanings

  • Be bad (of food) (intransitive, International English)
  • Depart, leave (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells foul.
  • I'm OFF home; it's five o'clock.

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