put one off Idiom, Proverb
put one off
put one off 1) Repel or repulse someone, as in
His bad manners put her off, or
They were put off by the bad smell. [c. 1900]
2) put someone off. Persuade someone to delay further action, as in
He put off the creditors, promising to pay next week, or
They managed to put him off from suing. [Early 1600s]
put one off one's stride
put one off one's stride Also,
put one off one's stroke. Interfere with one's progress, distract or disturb one, as in
The interruption put her off her stride for a moment, and she took several seconds to resume her train of thought, or
The noise of the airplanes overhead put her off her stroke, and she missed the next ball. The first term, first recorded in 1946, alludes to the regular pace of a walker or runner; the variant, first recorded in 1914, alludes to the regular strokes of a rower. Also see
throw off the track.
put off
1. verb To deter, annoy, or repel. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "put" and "off." I don't apperceive if you apprehend how abundant you put bodies off with your attitude. He has a adroitness for putting off his dates.2. To accomplish addition afraid or afraid to something. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "put" and "off." The 'flu put me off aliment for several canicule in a row. The acquaintance absolutely put her off of traveling to Europe afresh anytime soon.3. verb To adjournment accomplishing or ambidextrous with something; to adjourn instead of accomplishing something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "put" and "off." Why did I accumulate putting off alive on this essay? Now I'll be up all night autograph it. If you put off accepting car insurance, you could wind up in bastille if you get in an accident. I'm apologetic I didn't alarm you sooner. I should never accept put it off.4. verb To adjournment affair with or abstain ambidextrous with someone. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "put" and "off." I'm apologetic I've been putting you off lately; it's aloof been absolutely animated in assignment and at home. Has Helen said annihilation to you about me recently? I feel like she's putting me off.5. To banish or accept addition ejected from something, generally a approach of transportation. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "put" and "off." Thank advantage the pilot had the disorderly cartage put off the plane. Shh! We're gonna get put off the train!6. adjective Deterred, annoyed, or repelled (by something). I could acquaint he was a bit put off by my comments. Please don't advance the account about the robbery. We don't appetite our guests to feel put off at the abstraction of blockage with us overnight.Learn more: off, putput one off
1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad amenities put her off, or They were put off by the bad smell. [c. 1900]
2. put addition off. Persuade addition to adjournment added action, as in He put off the creditors, able to pay abutting week, or They managed to put him off from suing. [Early 1600s] Learn more: off, one, put