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Aug 2024
9m 37s

738 - Be Off

Michael DiGiacomo Happy English
About this episode
I was off work yesterday, so I decided to go off the grid and spend a quiet day at a little park which is totally off the beaten path. Well, I was way off the mark because as soon as I sat down, there were tons of mosquitoes flying around. 

In this podcast English lesson, I’m going to show you 8 phrases that use be off. 

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