- pop off
- intransitive verb Date: 1764 1. a. to die unexpectedly b. to leave suddenly 2. to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily
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pop off — ► pop off (or Brit. pop one s clogs) informal die. Main Entry: ↑pop … English terms dictionary
pop|off — «POP F, OF», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who expresses complaints or opinions in a noisy, pretentious, or irresponsible way: »[He] has seemed irritable, withdrawn…a reckless popoff in his informal pronouncements (Time) … Useful english dictionary
Pop-off — Pop off. См. откалывание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
pop-off — [päp′ôf΄] n. Slang a person who talks carelessly, emotionally, or angrily, esp. in a sudden outburst * * * … Universalium
pop-off — [päp′ôf΄] n. Slang a person who talks carelessly, emotionally, or angrily, esp. in a sudden outburst … English World dictionary
pop off — verb 1. leave quickly • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑go forth, ↑go away • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer … Useful english dictionary
pop off — 1. in. to make an unnecessary remark; to interrupt with a remark; to sound off. □ Please don’t pop off all the time. □ Bob keeps popping off when he should be listening. 2. in. to lose one’s temper. (See also pop one’s cork.) □ Now, don’t pop off … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pop off — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone pops off, they die. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] None of Olive s relatives looked likely to pop off for the time being, thank God. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you pop off, you leave and go somewhere else. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] I ll … English dictionary
pop off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pop off : present tense I/you/we/they pop off he/she/it pops off present participle popping off past tense popped off past participle popped off British informal to die … English dictionary
pop-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: pop (I) + off 1. : one who talks loosely or loudly is glib, volcanic … a pop off Kiplinger Washington Letter 2. ceramics … Useful english dictionary
pop off — phr verb Pop off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑lid, ↑top … Collocations dictionary
