work off


verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to get rid of or dissipate, as by effort: he worked off some of his energy by digging the garden

  2. to discharge (a debt) by labour rather than payment

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work off

Get rid of by work or effort, as in They worked off that big dinner by running on the beach, or It'll take him months to work off that debt. [Second half of 1600s]

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