You're always slagging off your colleagues behind their backs, and it's starting to damage team morale.

He slags off his former boss to anyone who will listen.

By the end of the performance, the audience's applause was tailing off, leaving a gentle hush in the hall.

The crew spent the morning roping off the hazardous areas after the chemical spill.

After the accident, the authorities roped off the intersection to conduct their investigation.

She had taken off her coat and sat by the window.

She was taking off her shoes when the phone rang.

The park ranger ropes off the damaged trail after the storm.

The thief tried to grab off the woman's handbag as she walked past the market stall.

She bites off a large piece of the chocolate bar without hesitation.