Work off
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Definition
To get rid of something through effort
Example sentence
He's trying to work off the extra weight he gained over the holidays.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: work off + thing to eliminate (noun)
work off the weight
work off stress
work off a debt
work off calories
work off some steam
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She worked off her stress at the gym. ✅ (Correct)
She worked her stress off at the gym. ✅ (Correct)