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61sign off on something — sign off (on (something)) to officially agree to or support something. Mary has to sign off on any expenses over $2,500. A judge must sign off on a search of anyone s property. If all parties sign off, the settlement would end eight years of… …
62sign off on — sign off (on (something)) to officially agree to or support something. Mary has to sign off on any expenses over $2,500. A judge must sign off on a search of anyone s property. If all parties sign off, the settlement would end eight years of… …
63sign off — (on (something)) to officially agree to or support something. Mary has to sign off on any expenses over $2,500. A judge must sign off on a search of anyone s property. If all parties sign off, the settlement would end eight years of court battles …
64screen something off — ˌscreen sthˈoff derived often passive to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a ↑screen around it • Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. • The choir is screened off from the rest of the church.… …
65Sawing off of Manhattan Island — The sawing off of Manhattan Island is an old New York City story that is largely unverified. It describes a practical joke allegedly perpetuated in 1824 by a retired ship carpenter named Lozier. According to the story, in the 1820s a rumor began… …
66break off — verb a) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. Then the conversation broke off, and there was little more talking, only a noise of men going backwards and forwards, and of putting down of kegs and the hollow gurgle of good liquor… …
67put sth off — UK US put sth off Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date: »The meeting has been put off for a week …
68tick off — v. indicate that something has been done or completed by putting a check mark or a tick next to it (e.g.: I made a list of the things you have to do, please tick off each one when you complete it ); (Slang) irritate a person; make a person angry; …
69cone something off — ˌcone sthˈoff derived to close a road or part of a road by putting a line of ↑cones across it • Part of the road was coned off after the accident. Main entry: ↑conederived …
70box sth off phrasal — verb (T) to separate a particular area from a larger one by putting walls around it: We re going to box off that corner to get extra storage space …
