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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Away vs Off

What does "away" mean here? Can I use "off" instead of "away"? Will there any change in meaning if I use that?
? This 62-year-old is dancing away ageist stereotypes with her moves.
  

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Hasibrahman What does "away" mean here? to make go away Hasibrahman Can I use "off" instead of "away"? No.

  • Hasibrahman What does "away" mean here?
  • to make go away Hasibrahman Can I use "off" instead of "away"?
  • No.
  • , to waste your time doing foolish and inconsequential things I'll let you work out the rest.
  • to strum away your blues (on a guitar) to reason away your feelings to soak away your cares (in a swimming pool) to wave away a fly to sign away your rights CJ
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HasibrahmanWhat does "away" mean here?

to make go away

HasibrahmanCan I use "off" instead of "away"?

No.


Some phrasal verbs with away have the following interpretation:

VERB away something ~ make something go away by VERBing

to dance away stereotypes ~ to make stereotypes go away by da

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