• break off = suddenly stop talking.
  He started to speak but then broke off to answer the phone.
• break something off = break off something = end a relationship.
  They  broke off their engagement after four years.
• get off = leave a place.
  I will try to get off after lunch.
• get off = not be punished for something.
  In the end she got off because there wasn't enough evidence against her.
• give off something = produce a smell, heat, sound, etc.
  The walls gave off a smell of paint for a week.
• make off = leave quickly, escape.
  The thief made off as the police arrived.
• make off with something = steal something.
  The thief made off with her bag.
• run something off = run off something = quickly print some copies of something.
  Please run off a few more copies before the meeting.
• run something off = run off something = write a poem, speech, etc. quickly and easily.
  She could run off an essay in less than an hour.
• run somebody off something = force somebody to leave a place.
  She ran the dog off her house with a stick.
• run off with somebody = secretly go away with somebody to marry him/her or live with him/her.
  She decided to run off with a married man.
• take off = (aircrafts) rise into the air.
  The plane took off on time.
• take off = start being successful.
  Helen's career took off when she began working in tourism.
• take something off = take off something = remove a piece of clothing.
  He took off his shoes before entering the house.
• take somebody off = take off somebody = imitate somebody.
  She took off the teacher and everyone laughed.

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