clear off

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clear off

verb clears off · clearing off · cleared off

imperative, informal, often To leave abruptly; scram. I cleared off to Melbourne by train, feeling not a little important, because with my own money I had bought my first train fare.
To clear the table. “I clear off at ten,” she said. “The dishes are supposed to be back on the shelves. […]
idiomatic, informal To pay off debts. I hope you clear off your bill before you leave.
transitive To clear or complete (a backlog of work). As a matter of fact, my secretary reads to me. I mark what I want to hear and when he comes at ten o'clock we clear off the morning papers in no time.

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@misc{clear_off_2026,
  title = {clear off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clear%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}