Get off, keep off, keep away

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Hi, If a child stands on the grass, can his dad say "get your feet off the grass" or "keep your feet off the grass"? .................................Difference between keep away from and keep off ...........................If the child is not on the grass, his dad wants to warn him not approach the grass, should he say "keep away from the grass" instead of "keep off the grass" ? ............................But if the child is on the grass, should the dad say "keep off the grass" rather than "keep away from it"? Thank you very much.

GPY · Accepted Answer

stephenlearnerHi, If a child stands on the grass, can his dad say "get your feet off the grass" or "keep your feet off the grass"?

"Get off the grass!" is normally all that is required. There is normally no need to mention feet.

stephenlearnerIf the child is not on the grass, his dad wants to warn him not approach the grass, should he say "keep away from the grass" instead of "keep off the grass" ?

"Keep off the grass" means don't walk/stand/sit on the grass. "Keep away from the grass" means don't go near to the grass or don't approach the grass. Normally there is no reason not to go near to grass, so this seems a slightly unusual thing to say, and may give the idea that the grass is potentially dangerous, or something like that.

Stephenlearner · Answer

I get it. Thank you very much!

Get off, keep off, keep away

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