get off

verb

1. 1

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

   She gets away with murder!

   I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities

2. 2

   cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case

   The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife

3. 3

   deliver verbally

   He got off the best line I've heard in a long time

4. 4

   transfer

   The spy sent the classified information off to Russia

5. 5

   get high, stoned, or drugged

   He trips every weekend

6. 6

   send via the postal service

   I'll mail you the check tomorrow

7. 7

   get out of quickly

   The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car

8. 8

   alight from (a horse)

9. 9

   leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

10. 10

    enjoy in a sexual way

    He gets off on shoes

11. 11

    be relieved of one's duties temporarily