- off-year
- `off-,year noun count AMERICANa year in which no major elections are held
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
off-year
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off year — noun Date: 1873 1. a year in which no major election is held 2. a year of diminished activity or production < an off year for auto sales > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Off-year elections — In American politics, an off year election is generally considered to be the general elections held in even numbered years. These elections rarely feature any election to a national office, few state legislative elections, and very few… … Wikipedia
Off — Off, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near} horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off side — Off Off, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off on a Comet — Author(s) Jules Verne … Wikipedia
Off the Ground — Studio album by Paul McCartney Released 1 February 1993 … Wikipedia
Off-road racing — is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buggies) compete in races through off road environments. Contents 1 North America 2 New Zealand 3 Europe 4 … Wikipedia
Off Broadway — plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Off Broadway originally referred to the location of a venue (and its productions) on a street in Manhattan s Theater District that intersected the street called Broadway the long time hub of the… … Wikipedia
off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… … Dictionary of American idioms
off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… … Dictionary of American idioms
Off Parole — Studio album by Rappin 4 Tay Released March 19, 1996 … Wikipedia
