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mustafaaziz

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can you help me and tell me what is meaning of this sentence and do we have this structure in english ( off + verb )



 (((I hear things sometimes while I’m off sweeping the floors. I get all the dirt, you might say, both in the metaphorical sense and the physical sense around this office.)))

06:54 AM Jan 08 2012 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

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Hi! When we say we are “off” doing something, it means we are a) away or in another place doing it, or b) busy doing it. Examples:


a) “Jessica is off visiting her family in Mexico this month.”


b) “Chris is off stuydying. He’s been working hard all night.”


AmyWink

11:11 PM Jan 09 2012 |