off and away
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
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off and on
Vacillating; "an OFF AND ON kind of a chap," one who is always undecided.
off and running
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
off balance
Thrown into a state of uncertainty or confusion
off board
not on a vehicle or ship
off chance
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
off colour
Not up to the mark ; run down ; seedy; tainted.
off his beat
Not on duty; not in his appointed walk; not his speciality or line.
off his own bat
By his own exertions; on his own account. A cricketer's phrase, meaning runs won by a single player.
off one's block
to go crazy or become extremely angry
off one's box
completely crazy or insane
off one's dot
completely crazy or out of one's mind
off one's feed
Having lost one's appetite or enthusiasm
off one's game
not performing as well as usual
off one's hands
No longer under one's responsibilities. If something — or somebody — is left on one's hands one has to take entire responsibility.
off one's head
Deranged; delirious; extremely excited. Over head and ears. See EAR.
off one's hinge
completely crazy or out of control
off one's hinges
completely crazy or out of control
off one's nut
completely crazy or insane
off one's own bat
To do something independently without being asked or prompted
off one's tits
completely drunk or intoxicated
off one's tree
completely crazy or insane
off one's trolley
completely crazy or out of control
off one’s chump
To be crazy is to be OFF ONE’S CHUMP; this is varied by the word CHUMPY. A mild kind of lunatic is also said to be "off his head," which means of course exactly the same as the first phrase.
off pat
Recited or performed perfectly, often without effort or understanding
off the back foot
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
off the bat
Immediately or from the very beginning
off the beaten path
Away from popular or usual destinations
off the beaten track
Away from popular or usual places
off the deep end
to suddenly become completely involved or obsessed with something
off the face of the earth
To completely disappear or become nonexistent
off the grid
Not connected to public utilities or mainstream society
off the horn
A term used in reference to very hard steak, which is fancifully said to be OFF THE HORN.
off the radar
No longer being considered or noticed
off the rails
to become out of control or chaotic
off the record
Originally a legal term, where- by a judge directs that improper or irrevelant evidence shall be struck off the record. This since became commonly synonymous with in confidence, an unofficial expression of views.
off the reservation
Beyond the limits of authority or control
off the scale
Extremely good or bad, beyond normal measurement
off the table
No longer considered or available as an option
off the top of one's head
without prior thought or preparation
off the wagon
To resume a bad habit after quitting
off to the races
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Offa's Dyke
An entrenchment which runs from Beachley, near the mouth of the Wye, to
offer affordances
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
offer one can't refuse
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
offer one's condolences
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
offer up
to give or provide something willingly
office
To give the office; to give information, or make signs to the officers to take a thief.
office
"to give the OFFICE," to give a hint dishonestly to a confederate, thereby enabling him to win a game or bet, the profits being shared. Also in sporting phraseology to give any information worth having.
Officer Friendly
A police officer who is approachable and helpful
offish
Distant, not familiar. Corruption of STAND-OFFISH.
often wrong, never in doubt
Completely confident but frequently incorrect
Ogier the Dane
One of the great heroes of mediaeval romance; a paladin of Charlemagne, and son of Geoffrey, King of
ogle
To look, or reconnoitre.
ogles
Eyes. Rum ogles; fine eyes.
ogles
Eyes.—Old Cant. French, ŒIL.
Ogygian Deluge
In Greek legend a flood supposed to have taken place two hundred years before Deucalion's flood, when Ogyges was King of Bceotia.
oh dark hundred
Very early in the morning, typically before sunrise
oh dark thirty
an extremely early hour of the morning
oh my
An expression of surprise or shock