long off
long off · longs off · longed off · longing off
To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grassTo avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
» Our destination is still a long way off.
Zu unserem Ziel ist es noch immer ein weiter Weg. — Sudajaengi
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1 senses(Multicultural London English, slang)To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
Examples
22 sentencesOur destination is still a long way off.
deZu unserem Ziel ist es noch immer ein weiter Weg. — Sudajaengi
Let's hope that that day is a long way off.
Let's hope that day is a long way off.
Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier?
ruПочему бы тебе не пойти куда подальше? — marafon
The longer you put off doing that, the harder it's going to be to do it.
Forms
longs off, longing off, longed off, longed off| Base form | long off · to long off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | longs off |
| Present participle | longing off |
| Past simple | longed off |
| Past participle | longed off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb