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hold back to a later time
let's postpone the exam -
cause to feel embarrassment
The constant attention of the young man confused her -
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem - cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- take away the enthusiasm of
How To Use put off In A Sentence
- Red cabbage's fresh, raw crunch is a great addition to salads (see today's recipe), though I quite understand that some of you may have been put off by its appearance in mediocre coleslaws dressed in gloopy, cheap mayonnaise, its pigment seeping into the dressing to create a rather unappealing mess. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's red cabbage recipes
- People are put off by his strident voice.
- Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
- People are put off volunteering, he suggests, because of the increasing fear of litigation and frustration with the associated red tape.
- Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
- Many of the bidders were put off by the buy-to-let model, with most preferring to buy unencumbered assets. Times, Sunday Times
- I also make chicken casseroles (never beef - I haven't eaten it since I got put off by the whole BSE thing).
- Sorry, it was late at night and I was just put off by the notion that some substantial return of illegal migrants in the US to their native land would "repopulate" Mexico. Living in Mexico
- I also feel that some who might volunteer their services could easily be put off by reading the daily Court File.