Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

be off poorly (British English)

English answer:

to be at home from school because your sick/unwell

Added to glossary by Lisa Jane
Jun 25, 2021 12:04
2 yrs ago
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English term

be off poorly

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
She found books that led to long debates with Grandad over crumpets dripping with butter, and discovered stories that she read again and again until they shone far more brightly than the endless tests at school. She found friendships that seemed free of the complicated social rules at school. Tilly sometimes felt like there had been a lesson where friendship had been explained, but she’d **been off poorly** and had never quite been able to catch up.

Does this “be off poorly” mean I'm not feeling well?
Thank you.
Change log

Jun 26, 2021 13:36: awilliams changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Jun 30, 2021 05:39: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Rachel Fell, AllegroTrans, awilliams

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to be at home from school because your sick/unwell

To be home from school/work because you are not feeling well

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Note added at 33 mins (2021-06-25 12:38:19 GMT)
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Sorry about cell phone typo: not YOUR but YOU'RE!
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Robertson
11 mins
;)
agree Charlotte Fleming
44 mins
Thanks!
agree philgoddard : Very British.
52 mins
Indeed:)
agree Britta Norris
1 hr
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agree Sajad Neisi
2 hrs
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agree AllegroTrans : Yes, very British expression that may not be understood in some EN spkg countries; "because you're/you are sick" NOT "your"
4 hrs
Yes typically British.
agree David Hollywood
14 hrs
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agree Ian Davies
17 hrs
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agree James A. Walsh
2 days 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!! I understand well! "
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