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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Get off


Unfortunately he was unable to get off a good shot on the run and under pressure from a defender, so Areola had an easy save." (BBC Sport website.)

Does "to get off" mean "to send" in the above?
  

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Pretty much - it's not really standard English but in the commentary world it gets used a fair bit. To 'get off' or 'get away' a shot is another way of saying that the player has kicked the ball towards goal, usually when under pressure or while running.

— David Hatton

  • Pretty much - it's not really standard English but in the commentary world it gets used a fair bit.
  • To 'get off' or 'get away' a shot is another way of saying that the player has kicked the ball towards goal, usually when under pressure or while running.
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Pretty much - it's not really standard English but in the commentary world it gets used a fair bit. To 'get off' or 'get away' a shot is another way of saying that the player has kicked the ball towards goal, usually when under pressure or while running.
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Thank you, DH, for the replay.
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Anonymousget off
execute; accomplish; deliver; carry out

"send" is in the right category of meaning, but it's not idiomatic in English to use "send" quite this way.

CJ
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