off duty
Not supposed to be at work; having free time; not working. Often used with hyphens.
Sailors like to go sight-seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port.
It seems that all the taxis in New York are off duty whenever it rains.
The bank robber was captured by an off-duty policeman.
off feed
off one's feed
Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody.
Mary was worried; her canary was off feed.
Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others.
off guard
In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching.
In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch.
Timmy s question caught Jean off guard, and she told him the secret before she knew it.
off one's back
Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest.
"Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance," Mary told her mother. "Can't you get him off my back?"
The singer was so popular with teenagers that he took a secret vacation, to keep them off his back.
off one's chest
get off one's chest
Told to someone and so not bothering you anymore; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it.
After Dave told the principal that he had cheated on the test, he was glad because it was off his chest.
Father felt that Tom wasn't helping enough around the house, so he got it off his chest by giving Tom a list of things to do.
Ellen felt a lot better when she finally talked to a counselor and got the problem off her chest.
Faye hasn’t shared her concern about her marriage with her husband yet. I think that she should get it off her chest soon.
off one's hands
No longer in your care or possession.
Ginny was glad to have the sick dog taken off her hands by the doctor.
off one's head
off one's nut
Crazy; mad.
We had no doubt that the old man was off his head when we saw him jumping into the lake with his winter coat on.
off one's high horse
come down off one's high horse
get down off your high horse
Not acting proud and scornful; humble and agreeable.
The girls were so kind to Nancy after her mother died that she came down off her high horse and made friends with them.
Acting friendly again; not angry and unpleasant any more; agreeable.
Sally wouldn't speak to anyone all afternoon because she couldn't go to the movies, but she's off her high horse now.
To become less arrogant; to assume a more modest disposition.
The boastful candidate for Congress quickly came down off his high horse when he was soundly beaten by his opponent.