English Phrasal Verbs: Put Off - Explanation and Examples

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Hello, this is Jack from tofluency.com
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and in this English lesson, we're going to talk about the phrasal verb
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put off; to put off doing something
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and I used this phrase in one of my other videos
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so let's have a look at how I used it
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Now I hear reasons why English learners want to put off
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starting this journey. So, in the video I said
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I hear reasons why English learners
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want to put off starting this journey
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So, to put something off or to put off doing something
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means to postpone it; to do it
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at a later time. Let's have a look at some more examples
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of this phrasal verb: I keep putting off
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going to the dentist - so this means I continue to put off (going)
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it happens over and over again. My friend's boss
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has put off the meeting until tomorrow so my friends boss has postponed the
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meeting
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until tomorrow - and then talking about homework
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I'm sure a lot of people will relate to this
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I always put it off until the last minute
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I always put it off until the last minute. So, my question for you in this
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video
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is this: What have you put off doing
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recently? What have you put off doing recently?
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leave your answers below this video - thanks for watching
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and see you next time!
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