English Phrasal Verbs (108/365) - Jet Off Somewhere

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To jet off means

A) flying in an airplane

Example sentence:

  • The jet set jetted off to yet another exotic location.

B) leaving in a hurry.

Example sentence:

  • I jetted off to make some last minute Christmas gift shopping. The shops were going to be closed very soon.
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     6 years ago 

    never heard anybody use that phrase before

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     6 years ago 

    It sounds rare to me, too. It could be a near obsolete one.

    But I can give you a Simpsons quote right away. See:

    http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Sideshow_Bob%27s_Last_Gleaming/Quotes

    Sideshow Bob: Ah, for the days when aviation was a gentleman's pursuit back before every Joe sweat sock could wedge himself behind a lunch tray and jet off to Raleigh-Durham.

    Now, Sideshow Bob is someone who would be inclined to use vocabulary somewhat off the beaten path.

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       6 years ago 

      Hi Markku. Totally correct. We all jet off somewhere at least once a year hopefully.

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       6 years ago 

      I jetted off to another place, because there was no bread, I had to travel a lot to the other bakery.

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       6 years ago 

      Wow that's sounds cool though. First time to heard of it

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       6 years ago 

      Just heard this new .but people don't use it frequently .

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