get off

Leave the bus

Get off combines physical departure with metaphorical release.

To get off a bus or plane is to disembark.

To get off work is to finish for the day.

To get off a topic is to stray from it.

In legal contexts, to get off is to escape punishment: He got off with a warning.

Vulgar slang uses get off for achieving orgasm or sexual pleasure.

To get off on something is to derive excitement from it, sexual or otherwise: She really gets off on proving people wrong.

To tell someone where to get off is to rebuke them sharply.

disembark

alight

To descend and settle

dismount · land · arrive · dock · ashore · gangplank · platform · station · terminal · ferry

escape

flee

Depart swiftly from threat

wriggle out · slip away · avoid · dodge · beat the rap · scot-free · unpunished · acquitted · charges dropped · walk free

pleasure

thrill

Surge of intense excitement

  • enjoymentState of relishing something
  • kickFoot-delivered strike
  • buzzContinuous low drone

rush · high · excitement · delight · arousal · climax · orgasm · euphoria · stimulation · gratification

start

begin

To start something

onset · departure · set out · head out · leave · hit the road

launch

liftoff

Moment of ascent

ignition · thrust · propulsion · launchpad · mission · orbit · shuttle · trajectory · booster · aerospace

work

clock out

Register leaving work

break · weekend · holiday · vacation

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Opposites
boarding/alighting from vehicles or platforms

get offget on

Board or progress

board · mount · embark · hop on · jump on

work/duty completion

get offclock in

Record work arrival

get to work · punch in

legal consequences

get offserve time

Be imprisoned

take the fall · do time

Family

off, get, get on, getting, takeoff, get up, get out, kickoff, gets

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13