Whip somebody off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "whip somebody off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-06-04 01:06

Meaning of Whip somebody off (redirected from whip one off )

Whip one off phrasal verb

A noun or a pronoun can be put between "whip" and "off", or after "off".

To get rid of something quickly and hastily

Having seen a women felling in the deep pool, the man whipped his coat off and jumped into the pool.

When seeing cops, drug dealers whipped their goods off and ran away.

To create something rapidly

I whipped a written report off to my teacher after he asked me yesterday.

The painter whipped off my portrait in only 5 minutes.

Other phrases about:

get rid of somebody/something
To discard, remove, eliminate, throw something away or become free from something or someone
coin a phrase

To invent a new expression

wash one off

To clean someone using water and soap

discharge (someone or something) from (something)

1. To officially allow somebody to leave a place

2. To remove someone from their job

3. To shoot bullet(s) from a gun

bring (something) into being

To create sonething or bring something into existence 

Grammar and Usage of Whip one off

Verb Forms

  • whip one off
  • whipped one off
  • whips one off
  • To whip one off

It is most often used in the past tense.

More examples:

She whipped the papers off the book for anger.

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A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate

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