Dic: work off

• She went for a brisk walk to work off her frustration.
• If I've had a bad day I'll work it off by cooking.
• The report proposes that students be allowed to work off their debt through community service.
• There were heavy debts. It would take half Edward's lifetime to work them off.
• The market was skittish and illiquid, but slowly the trader managed to work the postion off and in doing so moved the market against himself and depressed prices further. (modulated slightly from another source)

1. PHRASAL VERB | If you work off energy, stress, or anger, you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort.

2. PHRASAL VERB | If you work off a debt, you repay it by working.

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