[be off] {v. phr.}
1. {v.}
Ошибаться, просчитываться.
* /The estimator was off by at least 35% on the value of the house./
2. {v.}
Покидать, уходить.
* /Jack ate his supper in a hurry and was off without saying goodbye./
3. {adj.}
Отмененный; прекращенный.
* /The weather was so bad that we were told that the trip was off./
4. {adj.}
Сумасшедший.
* /I'm sure Aunt Mathilda is a bit off; no one in her right mind would say such things./
5. {adj.}
Быть свободным от работы, в отпуске.
* /Although we were off for the rest of the day, we couldn't go to the beach because it started to rain./
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