Timeline for Meaning of new sub-entry added to the Oxford English Dictionary: “to have off”
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| Apr 5, 2015 at 0:09 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | @JanusBahsJacquet As I pointed out in the comments to my answer, this usage is very common in the U.S. In fact, in my experience, it is more common than the more formal versions you suggested. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 17:15 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | @RBarryYoung I’m not aware of to have off meaning anything as an intransitive phrasal verb. To have off is the main subentry in the OED that the asker is referring to, because entries are always given with no arguments; but the only examples given are transitive, with generic dummy objects (as in have it off). The meaning in having time off is found under off, 4.d.: “Away or free from one's work, school, service, etc.” and that’s not normally a phrasal verb. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 15:53 | history | edited | ScotM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 4, 2015 at 15:50 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | The OP was asking about to have off, not to have it off. AFAIK, they are different. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 15:44 | history | answered | ScotM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |