English Phrasal Verbs: Put Off - Explanation and Examples

Hello, this is Jack from tofluency.com

and in this English lesson, we're going to talk about the phrasal verb

put off; to put off doing something

and I used this phrase in one of my other videos

so let's have a look at how I used it

Now I hear reasons why English learners want to put off

starting this journey. So, in the video I said

I hear reasons why English learners

want to put off starting this journey

So, to put something off or to put off doing something

means to postpone it; to do it

at a later time. Let's have a look at some more examples

of this phrasal verb: I keep putting off

going to the dentist - so this means I continue to put off (going)

it happens over and over again. My friend's boss

has put off the meeting until tomorrow so my friends boss has postponed the

meeting

until tomorrow - and then talking about homework

I'm sure a lot of people will relate to this

I always put it off until the last minute

I always put it off until the last minute. So, my question for you in this

video

is this: What have you put off doing

recently? What have you put off doing recently?

leave your answers below this video - thanks for watching

and see you next time!