Meaning trap
get off
finish work or leave work for the day
To finish your work or leave your workplace at the end of the working day.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To finish your work or leave your workplace at the end of the working day.
Another meaning of 'get off' is 'leave a bus, train, plane, etc.'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- I usually get off at six o'clock.work
- I often feel tired when I get off work, so I like to relax with my family in the evening.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: get off (work)
WrongI get off from work at five.
RightI get off work at five. / I finish work at five.
It's 'get off work', not 'get off from work'.
Patternget off (work)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Get off work' is the everyday phrase; 'conclude your working day' is a corporate email.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get off (work)workearlyat fivein time
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'get out of work', which means to avoid working.
Related
- get off (leave a bus, train, plane, etc.) — Another meaning of 'get off' is 'leave a bus, train, plane, etc.'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.