A countdown starts. The drivers rev their engines. The woman lowers the flag, and the two cars are off to wild cheers.
Is "are off to wild cheers" good? (to mean the cars start racing down the street and the crowd cheers)
anonymous Is "are off to wild cheers" good? I'm not in love with it. "Be off to" has a meaning of its own, and the reader sees that first.
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anonymousIs "are off to wild cheers" good?
I'm not in love with it. "Be off to" has a meaning of its own, and the reader sees that first. We can say we're off to a good start or off to Istanbul for the weekend.