Cụm động từ: Pay off và Put off

pay off pay off (informal) (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk): to be successful and bring good results eg: The gamble paid off. pay somebody off/ pay off somebody: - to pay somebody what they have earned and tell them to leave their job Eg: The crew were paid off as soon as the ship docked
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Cụm động từ: Pay off và Put off Cụm động từ: Pay off và Put off A. pay off  pay off (informal) (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk): to be successful and bring good results eg: The gamble paid off.  pay somebody off/ pay off somebody: - to pay somebody what they have earned and tell them to leave their job Eg: The crew were paid off as soon as the ship docked. - (informal) to give somebody money to prevent them from doing something or talking about something illegal or dishonest that you have done Eg: All the witnesses had been paid off.  pay something off/ pay off something: to finish paying money owed for something Eg: We paid off our mortgage after fifteen years. B. put off:  put somebody off/ put off somebody: - to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody Eg: It's too late to put them off now. - to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it Eg: She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. - (also put somebody off something): to disturb somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing Eg: Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate. - (British English) (of a vehicle or its driver): to stop in order to allow somebody to leave Eg: I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.  put somebody off something/ somebody: to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody Eg: He was put off science by bad teaching.  put something off/ put off something: to change something to a later time or date Eg: We've had to put off our wedding until September.  put off doing something: He keeps putting off going to the dentist.