Meaning trap
get off
derive pleasure
To experience strong enjoyment, excitement, or satisfaction from something, often used informally and sometimes with a mildly sexual or taboo connotation.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To experience strong enjoyment, excitement, or satisfaction from something, often used informally and sometimes with a mildly sexual or taboo connotation.
'get off' also has the more basic meaning 'leave a bus, train, plane, etc.'; this is the advanced sense.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- Some people really get off on taking risks, even when there's a lot at stake.emotion
- While some individuals get off on the thrill of extreme sports, others prefer more conventional hobbies for relaxation.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: get off on [something]
WrongShe gets off with bossing people around.
RightShe gets off on bossing people around.
For getting a thrill from something, it's 'get off ON' — 'get off with' is a different (BrE) sense.
Patternget off on [something]
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Get off on' is the slangy phrase for getting a kick out of something (often disapproving); the formal version is detached.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get off on + thingon poweron iton the attentionon winning
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B-level senses (leaving transport, finishing work, or avoiding punishment), this sense is figurative and focuses on deriving pleasure or excitement, not physical movement or legal outcomes.
Related
- get off (leave a bus, train, plane, etc.) — 'get off' also has the more basic meaning 'leave a bus, train, plane, etc.'; this is the advanced sense.