Travel
stop off for something
make a short stop during a journey
To stop off for something means to make a short stop during a journey to get or do something.
Hear it in real life
Shall we stop off for some lunch?
Good idea - I haven't eaten since breakfast.
We stopped off for a coffee before driving to the coast.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We stopped off ‸ a coffee on the way to the coast.
Say: We stopped off for a coffee on the way to the coast.
Use "for" after "stop off" when naming something you stop to get or have.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stop off for a coffee; stopped off for lunch; stop off on the way
Your turn: say it out loud
We stopped off for a coffee before driving to the coast.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stop off for something
make a short stop during a journey
“We stopped off for a coffee before driving to the coast.”
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