Perhaps the best way to prevent getting ripped off in business is to not try to get rich quickly.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Most anti-slavery men did not vote, because their names had been kept off the voting lists by pro-slavery officials.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Jackie Robinson had difficulty on and off the baseball field, but he did not let that interfere with his game.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

They want to be sure that he is not dealing off the bottom of the stack of cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Over time, their credit limit is increased, but they do not pay off their debt.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Some educators and parents do not like the idea of sending students as young as sixteen off to college, before they may be socially ready.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

If that is not possible, then clean off the equipment and your shoes when leaving.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

The idea is that lenders will be more responsible in making loans if they might not be able to pass off risky mortgages to investors.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

And scientists had not expected such a large earthquake happening off the coast of Japan.

VOA: special.2011.03.21

For example, the gunfight did not really take place in the OK Corral, but near it in a field just off a main street in town.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

I could not wait to grow up and be off on my own.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

"...the victim,who has not been identified, was killed instantly. Reports say it appears she was pushed off the station platform into the path of the oncoming train.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

They were not hot enough -- like stars-- to give off light.

VOA: special.2009.04.29