about prepositions

[Anonymous]

what is the difference between put off and take off

 

[Tdol]

what is the difference between put off and take off

• Put off = postpone
  The concert's been PUT OFF until next month because the singer's got a throat infection.
  Put off = stop liking something or somebody
  I was really PUT OFF by the way he eats with his mouth open.

• Take off = make great progress
  The software house really TOOK OFF when they produced the latest version of their DTP package.
  Take off = reduce the price of an item
  They've TAKEN ten percent OFF designer frames for glasses.
  Take off = when a plane departs or leaves the ground
  The flight for Dublin TOOK OFF on time.

;-)

 

[henry]

In addition, take off = to leave a place, especially in a hurry(informal)

e.g. When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.