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Collocation

get off the bus

phrasal verb + prepositional phrase phrasal verb + prepositional phrase

Definition

to leave a bus; to step down from a bus after riding it

'get off the bus' is a common English collocation. to leave a bus; to step down from a bus after riding it

Visual cue for get off the bus

get off + the + bus

“We need to get off the bus at the next stop.”

Examples

  • We _____ off the bus at the next stop.
  • Please _____ off the bus carefully; the steps are wet.
  • I _____ off the bus too early and had to walk back.
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  • She _____ off the bus near the library and met her friend.
  • When you _____ off the bus, don’t forget your backpack.
  • By the time we _____ off the bus, it had started raining.
  • He didn’t realize it was his stop until the last second, but he still _____ off the bus in time.
  • If you’re not sure where to _____ off the bus, ask the driver.
  • After we _____ off the bus, we followed the map to the hotel.