work off

• Verbe à particule signifiant éliminer ou réduire quelque chose (comme une dette, du poids ou du stress) par un effort physique ou une activité.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Eliminate through effortinformal

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

   éliminer par l'effort

   • 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.

   Synonymesburn offdischargeget rid ofpay offshake offshed

   Antonymesaccumulategainretain

2. Repay through laborinformal

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

   rembourser par le travail

   • 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.

Verbe de basework