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blow off work vs stop work

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'Blow off work' is informal and means to avoid or neglect work, while 'stop work' is more formal and means to cease working or halt a specific task.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 753 views

blow off work

This phrase is correct in informal contexts and means to avoid or neglect work.

This phrase is informal and is used to describe avoiding or neglecting work. It is not appropriate for formal or professional settings.

Examples:

I can't believe he blew off work again to go to the beach.
She always blows off work on Fridays to hang out with her friends.
Don't blow off work just because you don't feel like doing it.
He's been blowing off work all week and now he's in trouble.
If you keep blowing off work, you'll get fired.

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This is not an excuse to blow off work doing carnival-like activities.
Sela asked you to blow off work, right?
So, blow off work, go on a weekday.
She should know better than to blow off work for a guy.
If you can't blow off work now, when can you?

Alternatives:

skip work
avoid work
neglect work
shirk work
dodge work

stop work

This phrase is correct and formal, meaning to cease working or halt a specific task.

This phrase is more formal and is used in professional or technical contexts to indicate the cessation of work or a specific task.

Examples:

The construction crew had to stop work due to the heavy rain.
Please stop work on that project until we receive further instructions.
The factory will stop work for maintenance next week.
The manager decided to stop work on the new product line.
We need to stop work on this task and focus on the urgent issue.

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There is no reason for you to stop work any longer than you want.
Individuals then have a choice to stop work and take their pensions, or to continue working and either take their pension or defer it until they choose to stop working.
I request you stop work at once
I suspect you saw that Stop Work order I left here yesterday.
take action and give instructions to enable workers in the event of serious, imminent and unavoidable danger to stop work and/or immediately to leave the work place and proceed to a place of safety;
(b) take action and give instructions to enable workers in the event of serious, imminent and unavoidable danger to stop work and/or immediately to leave the work place and proceed to a place of safety;
Tell Larrabee Construction to stop work on the plant.
I request you stop work at once
So, the vehicles will get stuck and we'll have to stop work.
We could stop work, travel for a while, show Zola the world.
In an ageing society people can no longer be viewed as inactive as soon as they stop work.
In 2010 the average age at which people stop work in the EU is 61.4.
The current high oil prices have had a severe impact on operating costs of fishermen, even forcing some to stop work.
According to what I have been told, a number of organisations have had to stop work because of this.
In the face of these constraints, the choices to work part time or to stop work after the birth of a child are individual responses to difficult situations.
You get a kid and you have to stop work and we're right back at the $22 again.
A few months ago they gave the order to stop work on it.
∙ stop work on and dismantle the 'separation wall' by which Palestinian land is confiscated and annexed, as requested by the International Court of Justice;
Already this year as well, thousands of people have had to abandon their homes and many factories have had to stop work, not only in Germany but also in other countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria.
Make no mistake, Mr. Morrison, violating a Stop Work order is a serious offence and will force us to take further legal action.

Alternatives:

cease work
halt work
suspend work
end work
discontinue work

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