get her off

Meanings

1. 1phrasephrasal verb

   To help someone avoid punishment or a difficult obligation, often by persuading someone in authority.

   Grammar: Separable: the pronoun goes between 'get' and 'off' (get her off), not after 'off'.

   Patterns

   • get someone off
   • get someone off something

   His lawyer managed to get her off with just a warning.

   She was caught cheating, but her parents got her off by talking to the teacher.

   The fine was huge, but a good excuse got her off.

2. 2phrasephrasal verb

   To cause someone to stop talking about a subject or to stop doing something annoying.

   Grammar: Usually used with a pronoun object between 'get' and 'off'.

   Patterns

   • get someone off something

   Can you get her off the topic of her new boyfriend?

   I finally got her off the phone after an hour.

   He kept interrupting, so I got him off that subject.

3. 3phrasephrasal verb

   To help someone leave a place or a means of transport.

   Grammar: Often used literally with buses, trains, or buildings.

   Patterns

   • get someone off something

   The bus stopped and the driver got her off at the corner.

   I got her off the train just before the doors closed.

   The guard got her off the platform before the crowd arrived.

Common combinations

get someone off lightly

The judge got her off lightly because it was her first offense.

get someone off the hook

His apology got her off the hook for missing the meeting.

get someone off the phone

I need to get her off the phone so we can leave.

get someone off the subject

Let's get her off the subject of politics before it gets heated.

Synonyms and how they differ

let off

Means to not punish someone, often used when someone is allowed to go free; 'get her off' emphasizes the effort to achieve that.

excuse

A more formal verb meaning to forgive or release from duty; 'get her off' is informal and often implies persuasion.

Opposites

Commonly confused: get her off or get off?

Practice

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