brought it off

  • 51To stand off and on — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52bring off —    1. to cause to achieve a sexual orgasm    Of either sex, by whatever means:     He remained in her for what seemed like ages... bringing her off again and again. (M. Thomas, 1980)    2. to cause the abortion of a foetus    It is physically… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 53To help off — Help Help (h[e^]lp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped} (h[e^]lpt) (Obs. imp. {Holp} (h[=o]lp), p. p. {Holpen} (h[=o]l p n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj[=a]lpa, Sw. hjelpa,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 54To let off — Let Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 55balance off — The practice of totalling the debit and credit sides of an account and inserting a balance to make them equal at the end of a financial accounting period. For example, on the debtors ledger control account amounts owed will be debited, amounts… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 56jerk-off — Verb. To masturbate. E.g. He s in his room, jerking off to that new adult film he brought. Noun. An idiot, a despicable person. Derog. Orig. U.S …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 57turn-off guidance — Information which enables the pilot of a landing aircraft to select and follow the correct taxiway from the time the aircraft leaves the runway until it may safely be brought to a halt clear of the active runway …

    Military dictionary

  • 58bag off — keeping inshore fishery cod in a net shaped like a bag until the fish are brought ashore (Newfoudnland) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 59cut off in its prime — stopped or brought to an end when it was at its best …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60turn-off guidance — Information that enables the pilot of a landing aircraft to select and follow the correct taxiway from the time the aircraft leaves the runway until it may safely be brought to a halt clear of the active runway …

    Aviation dictionary