go off
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.68 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The bomb went off right after the president left his office."
- "You see the thing had gone off like a box of matches."
- "The gun went off during their struggle."
- "It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station."
- "When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away."
- "My parents went off on me about how rude I am."
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
go off at score
go off half-cocked
go off on one
go off the boil
go off the rails
go off the reservation
Frequently Paired Words
go off at score
go off half-cocked
go off on one
go off the boil
go off the rails
go off the reservation