go off

go off
1) PHRASAL VERB If you go off someone or something, you stop liking them. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

[V P n] `Why have they gone off him now?' - `It could be something he said.'...

[V P n] I started to go off the idea.

2) PHRASAL VERB If an explosive device or a gun goes off, it explodes or fires.

[V P] A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the vehicle.

3) PHRASAL VERB If an alarm bell goes off, it makes a sudden loud noise.

[V P] Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out.

4) PHRASAL VERB If an electrical device goes off, it stops operating.

[V P] As the water came in the windows, all the lights went off.

5) PHRASAL VERB If you say how an organized event went off, you are saying whether everything happened in the way that was planned or hoped.

[V P adv/prep] The meeting went off all right...

[V P adv/prep] The voting went off without any undue irregularities.

6) PHRASAL VERB Food or drink that has gone off has gone bad. [BRIT]

[V P] Don't eat that! It's mouldy. It's gone off!


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