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141 put somebody off
inf 1. отвлекать, мешатьThe baby’s screams put me off and I couldn’t finish my homework.
2. отбить желание/охоту; отвращать; оттолкнутьLittle Jeannie began to tell the guests some family secrets but Father was able to put her off.
I wanted to see the new play at the Grand, but the newspaper review put me off.
I was hungry, but the smell of the bad meat put me off, and I didn’t want my food.
3. вызвать замешательство, обескуражитьWhat put me off him was the way he only talked about himself.
I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal.
4. высадить (из транспорта)The man slovenliness put me off.
Could you put me off at the hospital, please?
Here is a bus which’ll put you off at the end of our street.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put somebody off
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off-street — adjective not on the streets off street parking off street unloading of vehicles • Ant: ↑on street … Useful english dictionary
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off-street — adj. Off street is used with these nouns: ↑parking … Collocations dictionary
off-street — adjective off street parking places for parking that are not on main streets … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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