get off — finish work or leave work for the day
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+informalcommon
To finish your work or leave your workplace at the end of the working day.
Say it like a native
Textbook At what time do you conclude your working day?
Native What time do you get off work?
'Get off work' is the everyday phrase; 'conclude your working day' is a corporate email.
Pattern: get off (work)
In use
- 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
Common mistake
✗ I get off from work at five.
✓ I get off work at five. / I finish work at five.
It's 'get off work', not 'get off from work'.
Common collocations
get off (work)— work, early, at five, in 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.