work off

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de eliminar o reducir algo (como una deuda, peso o estrés) mediante esfuerzo físico o actividad.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of eliminating or reducing something (such as debt, weight, or stress) through physical effort or activity.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Eliminate through effortinformal

   To get rid of something, such as weight, debt, or stress, by physical or mental effort.

   Eliminar mediante esfuerzo

   • She works off her stress by going for a long run.
   • He is trying to work off the extra calories from the holiday meals.
   • They worked off their debt by taking on extra jobs.

   Sinónimosburn offdischargeget rid ofpay offshake offshed

   Antónimosaccumulategainretain

2. Repay through laborinformal

   To repay a debt or obligation by doing work instead of paying money.

   pagar trabajando

   • He worked off his fine by volunteering at the library.
   • She worked off her tuition by assisting in the lab.
   • They agreed to work off the cost of the repairs.

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