GO OFF (phrasal verb)

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GO OFF

If a warning device goes off, it starts ringing loudly or makes a loud noise:  My alarm clock went off at 6:54.

If a bomb goes off, it explodes:  The bomb went off at midday.

If a gun goes off, it fires:  His gun went off accidentally.

If food goes off, it loses its freshness and becomes rotten:  This milk has gone off.

If a light or a machine goes off, it stops To stop liking or being interested in working: someone or something:  Suddenly the lights went off.  I went off beefburgers after I got food poisoning from a takeaway.


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