OFFING
Meaning of OFFING in English
/ ˈɒfɪŋ; NAmE ˈɔːf-; ˈɑːf-/ noun
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IDIOMS
- in the offing
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: perhaps from off + -ing .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.
Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.
2005