take off

take off
1)(clothes) remove clothes etc.

Please take off your shoes before you enter our house.

2)(time) be absent from work

He was sick and had to take off a week from work.

3) depart suddenly or quickly, run away

We decided to take off right after the concert ended.

4) leave on a flight

The flight took off right on time.

Digest 16/2002
to move quickly as though in flight (Ex. 1) or through sales (Ex. 2)

1. The boys were throwing rocks at the old man's windows. When he came out of the house to chase them away, they took off.

2. The company sold books slowly for several months. Then, suddenly, its sales took off.


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  • take off — take (something) off to not work at your job for a period of time. I ve decided to take next semester off and travel and write. Jim needs to take off for a little while …   New idioms dictionary

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