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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
get somebody off
▪ I. ˌget ˈoff | ˌget sb ˈoff derived
1. to leave a place or start a journey; to help sb do this
•We got off straight after breakfast.
•He got the children off to school.
2. (BrE)to fall asleep; to make sb do this
•I had great difficulty getting off to sleep.
•They couldn't get the baby off till midnight.
Main entry: ↑getderived
▪ II. ˌget ˈoff (with sth) | ˌget sb ˈoff (with sth) derived
to receive no or almost no punishment; to help sb do this
•He was lucky to get off with a small fine.
•A good lawyer might be able to get you off.
Main entry: ↑getderived
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