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lift off
Begin flight, as in The spacecraft was due to lift off at ten o'clock. The off in this idiom means “off the ground.” [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
“I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” Schofield said after Saturday’s win over Farmer.
The SpaceX rocket lifted off at 8:36 p.m. from its launchpad at the California base and reached low Earth orbit about 8½ minutes later.
They were welcomed by a music band on their arrival at the school and were seen breaking out into applause as the rocket lifted off.
A Welsh actress says a "huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders" after being diagnosed with autism and ADHD.
The rocket lifted off at 8:36 p.m. from its launchpad at the California base and reached low Earth orbit about 8½ minutes later, according to reporting by Space.com.
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