Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Are the word "throw off" correctly used?
The ship was thrown off course during the storm
During the meeting, his comment threw me off my topic.
Learning something incorrectly can throw off a student’s ability to progress.
The player was thrown off by the new coach’s training style..
While studying, we were thrown off by the loud yelling in the hallway.
The criminal threw off the police by hiding under a car.
I can’t concentrate now because I was thrown off when I heard the bad news.
He threw off his wife about the party by saying he was still at work.
The metal in the hills threw off our compass readings, so we had to use the sun to find our way home.
If you will throw Jack off his balance,you will win this game.
Are the word "throw off" correctly used?
During the meeting, his comment threw me off my topic.
Learning something incorrectly can throw off a student’s ability to progress.
The player was thrown off by the new coach’s training style..
While studying, we were thrown off by the loud yelling in the hallway.
The criminal threw off the police by hiding under a car.
I can’t concentrate now because I was thrown off when I heard the bad news.
He threw off his wife about the party by saying he was still at work.
The metal in the hills threw off our compass readings, so we had to use the sun to find our way home.
If you will throw Jack off his balance,you will win this game.
Are the word "throw off" correctly used?
Top answer
This does not work: He threw off his wife about the party by saying he was still at work . The others are fine.
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This does not work:
He threw off his wife about the party by saying he was still at work.
The others are fine.
He threw off his wife about the party by saying he was still at work.
The others are fine.
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Does "throw off" have the meaning of "confusing"?
If so, is there a slight difference?
If so, is there a slight difference?
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messier42Does "throw off" have the meaning of "confusing"?Yes. I see no great difference other than the register. Neither works in your sentence:
(X) He confused his wife about the party by saying he was still at work.
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