PUT (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OFF


Meaning of PUT (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OFF in English

put somebody/something off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )

1 . put something ↔ off to delay doing something or to arrange to do something at a later time or date, especially because there is a problem or you do not want to do it now SYN delay , procrastinate :

The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.

put off doing something

I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn’t.

2 . put somebody ↔ off British English to make you dislike something or not want to do something:

Don’t let the restaurant’s decor put you off – the food is really good.

put somebody off (doing) something

Don’t let your failures put you off trying harder.

3 . put somebody off to make someone wait because you do not want to meet them, pay them etc until later SYN stall :

When he calls, put him off as long as you can.

4 . put somebody off (something) British English to make it difficult for someone to pay attention to what they are doing by talking, making a noise, moving etc:

It puts me off when you watch me all the time.

5 . put somebody off (something) British English to let someone leave a vehicle at a particular place:

I’ll put you off at the supermarket.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.