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Phrasal verb "Take off" I'll be very happy if someone could correct my sentences. Today I picked up two interesting meanings of phrasal verb "Take off". - Which habits should I change on my routine to take off my physical disposition? [here "take off" should means "to progress well"] - Buying the tickets in the early hours, you can come across a special offer and take until 30 percent off the original price. [here "take off" should means "to reduce the price of something"] Any help appreciated!!

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Phrasal verb "Take off"

I'll be very happy if someone could correct my sentences.
Today I picked up two interesting meanings of phrasal verb "Take off".

- Which habits should I change on my routine to take off my physical disposition? [here "take off" should means "to progress well"]
This sounds awkward. "Take off" really means something something more like "to suddenly accelerate in its progression". For instance, you could say "I was getting thinner, but my weight loss really took off when I started lifting weights" or "My job prospects really took off after I got my Microsoft Certification". With the above sentence, I might say "What can I do to further improve my health? I want my strength to really take off"
- Buying the tickets in the early hours, you can come across a special offer and take until 30 percent off the original price. [here "take off" should means "to reduce the price of something"]

Any help appreciated!!
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Thanks for the comment, Gary. In the first sentence, my intention was use "take off" in a similar way to this example from a website: "His project took off when he met Bill.", but my sentence wasn't a good example and now I get it :)
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"Take off" goes way beyond "to progress well" it means to take off like a plane or a rocket. It is usually applied to something numerical like sales figures, profits, production numbers. Buying the tickets in the early hours, you can come across special offers and take up to 30 percent off the original price.

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