Put something off / put off somethingПеревод: отложить на более позднее время (особенно то, что ты не хочешь делать)
Meaning: to decide to do something at a later time
Synonyms: postpone, delay
More examples:
- I’ll put off doing the laundry until tomorrow.
- I must talk to her about this, I can’t put it off any longer.
- I was trying to put off the moment when I would have to leave.
Note: а еще можно
put someone off - сделать так, чтобы кто-то потерял интерес к чему-то, отбить охоту что-то делать, to stop or prevent someone from doing something, to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something, make somebody dislike something
- He was put off science by bad teaching. - Плохое преподавание отбило у него всякий интерес к науке.
- She's very clever but her manners put people off.
- Tom was talking about his operation and it put me off my food.
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