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off at the races

off at the races is the alternative form of off to the races.

Meaning of off to the races

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In or into a process of energetic engagement in some activity; in or into a phase of conspicuously increasing satisfaction or success.
    • Last week the magazine's tenth annual rating of the nation's leading corporations showed that American business really went off to the races in 1963.1964 July 10, “Industry: Top Money”, in Time

Questions about off at the races

What is off at the races the alternative form of?
Off at the races is the alternative form of off to the races.

Words near off at the races in the dictionary

  1. off and running
  2. off angle
  3. off angled
  4. off angles
  5. off angling
  6. off at the races
  7. off balance
  8. off base
  9. off beat
  10. off beats
  11. off board

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