Work Off (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to go away through effort or work; "work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must work off the debt".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- I will work off my student loan debt by taking on a part-time job and saving as much as I can.
- It will take her months to work off the extra fat she gained from eating so much while on holiday.
- They are trying to work off the debts they accrued by renting out their spare rooms to travelers.
- You will be able to work off your anger by taking a few deep breaths, going for a run, and calmly talking about what bothered you.
- The prisoner was allowed to work off some of his sentence through hard manual labor in the prison garden.