| English | Russian |
| as a one-off payment | сразу (о сумме • I can charge $10 per month, but am unable to charge $200 as a one off payment up front. 4uzhoj) |
| be well off the starting blocks | иметь хороший задел (So we're well off the starting blocks and on our way; the campaign has started and it's a mere two years until the referendum Alexander Demidov) |
| come off second-best | занимать почётное второе место (ВосьМой) |
| go off the deep end | влюбиться (Interex) |
| go off the deep end | не узнавши броду, сунуться в воду (В.И.Макаров) |
| go off the deep end | не узнавши броду, соваться в воду (В.И.Макаров) |
| go off the deep end | совершить самоубийство (Sally was so depressed that we had to watch her day and night so she wouldn't go off the deep end. Салли была в такой депрессии,что мы смотрели за ней днём и ночью, чтобы она не совершила самоубийство. Interex) |
| off-limits | табу (e.g. a topic of conversation • While people can joke about anything, there are a few subjects that are off-limits if a person wants to be seen as a sensitive, tasteful individual. Sexual abuse is one of them. Tanya Gesse) |
| off the street | на улице (I always took taxis straight off the street but if you want to be more cautious, call in for a taxi.) |
| off-the-wall | дурацкий (Anglophile) |
| pass someone off as | выставить (кого-либо кем-либо • The Russians passed him off as an American agent. 4uzhoj) |
| pass someone off as | выставить (кого-либоибо кем-либо • Stop trying to pass me off as an idiot. 4uzhoj) |
| rub off on | сваливать вину (Stop rubbing it off on me! – Не надо все валить на меня! semenozhka) |
| set off a chain reaction that spreads overseas | вызвать эффект домино в мировой экономике (CNN, 2021 Alex_Odeychuk) |