to pop off
1
7.9
- phrasal verb
- UK
:
irse
- It is maybe a balanced place where the level of danger that is always ready to pop off is currently held at Bay.
where did I spray that? I didn't feel that on any part of my face. I'm going to quickly pop off and do my brows off camera,
- where did I spray that? I didn't feel that on any part of my face. I'm going to quickly pop off and do my brows off camera,
- So before we get on with the show, we are just going to pop off to a coffee shop and get this party started.
Examples
-
So before we get on with the show, we are just going to pop off to a coffee shop and get this party started.
-
Is there anything you want before I pop off?"
Fiction book (1995) -
It is maybe a balanced place where the level of danger that is always ready to pop off is currently held at Bay.
-
where did I spray that? I didn't feel that on any part of my face. I'm going to quickly pop off and do my brows off camera,
-
So yoga studios, I've had a couple of those pop off in the the feeds here and they're asking the same question, which is, hey, how do I survive this?
-
I'm going to pop off for a quick lunch before my next meeting.
-
She decided to pop off to the store to grab some snacks.
-
He plans to pop off early from the party to catch the last train home.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
260
3.7
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
175
8.4
To leave a place quickly or suddenly
156
9.9
To leave a place quickly, often suddenly
78
2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
41
6.3
Go away suddenly without warning or explanation
20
3.8
Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry
16
3.2
To leave a place for a short time to do something
14
6.8
Leave a place or start a journey
12
7.7
Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way
12
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
11
2.8
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
6
3.1
Get off a bus or leave a call quickly
5
5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
5
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
3
8.8
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions
3
8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
2
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
2
9.8
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
1
9.9
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
1
9.1
To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others
1
4.4
To take a person or thing away quickly from a place
1
9.9
A sudden leaving to escape trouble
1
9.9
Leave a place very quickly
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
pop + off
Knowing 'pop' (to move or happen suddenly) gives a partial clue about suddenness or a striking action, but the slang sense 'to perform exceptionally well' is a metaphorical extension and not directly compositional from 'pop' + 'off'. The expression is informal and polysemous (other senses include 'suddenly die' or 'speak angrily'), so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents would likely not reliably infer this specific meaning.
Etymology
Pop off comes from the image of a small quick pop and then moving off, like a lid that pops open and falls away. So it means 'to leave a place quickly' without much notice.