Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
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The Yankees, who won 20-9, began the game by getting three home runs off of the first three pitches thrown in the game.
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Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And limiting new loan or credit card applications in the months before financing a car can help avoid unnecessary dents to your score, since hard inquiries can temporarily knock a few points off of your score.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Bonus points for its new price point, which slashes TK off of the previous price.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And limiting new loan or credit card applications in the months before financing a car can help avoid unnecessary dents to your score, since hard inquiries can temporarily knock a few points off of your score.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Bonus points for its new price point, which slashes TK off of the previous price.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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