off (one/he/she/it) goes!

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[off (one/he/she/it) goes!] {v. phr.}

Said of a person, a vehicle, or a memorable thing who/which has started leaving or moving, both as a statement of fact (declarative assertion) or as a command (imperative).

* /When the boat hit the water in the formal launching ceremony, they cried out simultaneously, "Off she goes!"/

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	assertion ⁶ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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