go off (2)

Meaning: If a bomb or a firework goes off, it explodes.

Synonym: explode

For example:

go off After the bomb went off, we heard lots of people screaming and shouting.
go off Stan had some serious burns on his hands after some powerful fireworks went off while he was carrying them.

Nouns often used as subjects with
go off (2): bomb, grenade, gun, land mine, fireworks, cracker

Quick Quiz:

Land mines are terrible because they go off if anybody, even a child, accidentally

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