off the grid
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7.2
- idiom
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- The family chose to live off the grid to reduce their environmental impact and rely on renewable energy sources.
- live off the grid
- off the grid homes
- off the grid families
I think that's unless you live off the grid, that's pretty much like impossible these days.
- I think that's unless you live off the grid, that's pretty much like impossible these days.
- But today he has a home and it's off the grid.
- None of us would know because 'cause we're off the grid, we're off the grid.
- You guys know I like to travel, explore and sometimes go off the grid.
- But in some sense with that AI system, still be able to go like rural Texas, buy a ranch, go off the grid, go full survivalist.
- Part of the reason I do these one week or longer periods off the grid is because it forces me to put better systems in place.
- And so some people could leave omal us and perhaps start their own society elsewhere or, as she says, live off the grid.
- Unless you have literally gone to live off the grid, the ability of narcissistic folks to stay constantly in touch is a real issue.
- So I'm actually leaving tomorrow for three weeks off the grid and I will have no Wi-Fi and no phone for three weeks.
- Basically, I I came to to a, you know, a fork in the road where I could either go full tinfoil hat, go live off the grid.
- Just let's just let's just go off the grid and go ask.
Examples
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One suggestion was to "get off the grid" during and after emergency situations.
Blog text (19) -
I'll be going off the grid again between Christmas and New Year's.
Blog text (11) -
How does someone stay off the grid in this day and age?
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We need to get off the grid for a while.
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How will your mom feel if we're off the grid for two weeks?
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A lot can be learned from people living off the grid.
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They know how to stay off the grid.
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So I'm actually leaving tomorrow for three weeks off the grid and I will have no Wi-Fi and no phone for three weeks.
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Where's a good starting point with going off the grid or starting to go off the grid?
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I'm off the grid.
Synonyms
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6.3
Not using public electricity, water, or phone networks
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7.1
To live without power, running water, or sewer services
How Dependent
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7.2
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositional: 'off' (not connected) combined with 'grid' (the electrical/utilities network) yields 'not connected to the utilities/network', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE. This follows a common English prepositional pattern and has clear parallels in other languages, making it immediately understandable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Off the grid comes from the simple image of a house cut away from the public grid of power lines and pipes, so the house is off the network and has no city electricity, water, or gas. So off the grid means 'not connected to public utilities' and often living independently.