off the chart

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   at a level that is higher or greater than what is normally measured or expected

   Grammar: Used after linking verbs like 'be', 'go', or 'send'; not before a noun.

   Patterns

   • be off the chart
   • go off the chart
   • send something off the chart

   Demand for the new phone was off the chart.

   Her stress levels went off the chart before the exam.

   The team's performance was off the chart this season.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   extremely good or impressive

   Grammar: Informal and emphatic; often used in praise.

   Patterns

   • be off the chart
   • something is off the chart

   The food at that restaurant is off the chart.

   His new song is off the chart — everyone is talking about it.

Word forms

Common combinations

go off the chart

Sales went off the chart after the advertisement aired.

off the chart levels

Pollution reached off the chart levels last summer.

be off the chart

Her excitement was off the chart when she won.

send something off the chart

The viral video sent their popularity off the chart.

Synonyms and how they differ

through the roof

Also informal and means very high, but it is used more for prices, costs, or anger than for general quality.

off the scale

Very close in meaning; 'off the scale' often suggests a measurement device cannot show the value, while 'off the chart' is slightly more general.

Opposites

Commonly confused: off the chart or off the charts?

Practice

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