EXPRESIONES CON LA PALABRA "OFF"

off and on	de cuando en cuando
off base/beam	equivocado
off color	indispuesto
off duty	no estar de servicio/guardia
off guard	desprevenido
off key	desafinado

• My computer keeps crashing off and on, I can't work like this.
• The detective's theory about the murder was completely off base.
• Alex was feeling a bit off color so I sent him home to rest.
• I'm off duty tomorrow night, would you like to go out for dinner?
• Mr. Lee caught me off guard when he asked me to do extra hours and I said 'Yes'.
• Do you hear that? The piano is off key again!

off one's chest	desahogarse al confesar algo
off one's head	mal de la cabeza
off one's high horse	bajar los humos
off one's rocker	chiflado
off season	temporada baja; fuera de temporada
off side	fuera de juego

• I can't lie to you anymore. I need to get this off my chest.
• Have you gone off your head? How are you going to do that?
• You're no better than any of us so come off your high horse, will you?
• Mike must be off his rocker if he thinks his plan will work!
• You'll get the tickets at a lower price if you travel off season.
• Keane was off side so the goal was annulled.

off the air	fuera del aire
off the beaten track	aislado, apartado
off the cuff	de improviso
off the deep end	como una fiera
off the hook	librarse
off the mark	equivocado

• Ok, we're off the air now, tell me what brings you to the radio.
• I'm sick of the city. I want to get away, go somewhere off the beaten track.
• Paul didn't know what to say so he made up an explanation off the cuff.
• When I told my ex-husband I was leaving he went off the deep end.
• All right, go home, I'll finish the report, you're off the hook.
• Everyone thought I was off the mark when I said the product would fail.

off the rails	descarrilarse
off the record	extraoficialmente
off the top of my head	de improviso
off the wagon	volver a darse a la bebida
off the wall	sorprendente e inusual
off topic	fuera de tema
off-beat	poco convencional

• A train went off the rails near Seattle.
• There are many speculations but they're all off the record.
• Whatever I said to you, I said it off the top of my head, I didn't really mean it.
• After two months without a drink, Gus fell off the wagon.
• We need new ideas for the show, something off the wall to attract the audience.
• The essay is quite good but it goes off topic in the end.
• We make an off-beat show, that's why people like it.