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1 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) laisvas -
2 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) nuošaliai -
3 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) atjungti, išjungti2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) atsiskirti -
4 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) nutraukti2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) atkirsti3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) nutraukti, sustabdyti -
5 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) nesiartinti2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) apsaugoti nuo -
6 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) padėti užmiršti -
7 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) nuvažiuoti2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) nuvaikyti3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) smogti pirmą kartą -
8 strip off
(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) nusirengti, nu(si)mesti, nuplėšti, nuimti -
9 draw off
(to pour out (liquid) from a large container: The barman drew off a pint of beer.) nupilti -
10 read off
(to read from a dial, instrument etc: The engineer read off the temperatures one by one.) žiūrėti -
11 seal off
(to prevent all approach to, or exit from, (an area): The police have sealed off the area where the murdered girl was found.) užtverti, užblokuoti -
12 see off
(to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) palydėti -
13 sleep off
(to recover from (something) by sleeping: She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.) atsimiegoti -
14 strain off
(to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc: When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.) (nu)košti -
15 time off
noun (a period of time away from work or studying.) laisvalaikis -
16 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) (nu)sausinti, drenuoti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) nutekėti3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) nusunkti, išleisti (skystį), nutekėti4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) išgerti iki dugno5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) iščiulpti, išsiurbti, išeikvoti2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drenažas, vandens nuotakas2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) eikvotojas, alintojas•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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17 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifonas2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifonas2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) perpumpuoti -
18 hunk
(a lump of something broken or cut off from a larger piece: a hunk of cheese/bread.) riekė, gabalas -
19 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) avinas -
20 sick-leave
noun (time taken off from work etc because of sickness: He has been on sick-leave for the last three days.) atostogos dėl ligos
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To come off from — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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spin something off from something — ˌspin ˈoff (from sth) | ˌspin sthˈoff (from sth) derived to happen or to produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists • products spinning off from favourite books • toys spun off from the popular children s TV programme… … Useful english dictionary
spin off from something — ˌspin ˈoff (from sth) | ˌspin sthˈoff (from sth) derived to happen or to produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists • products spinning off from favourite books • toys spun off from the popular children s TV programme… … Useful english dictionary
cut something off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut something off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
split off (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… … Useful english dictionary
split something off (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… … Useful english dictionary
