English Phrasal Verbs (108/365) - Jet Off Somewhere
To jet off means
A) flying in an airplane
Example sentence:
- The jet set jetted off to yet another exotic location.
B) leaving in a hurry.
Example sentence:
- I jetted off to make some last minute Christmas gift shopping. The shops were going to be closed very soon.
never heard anybody use that phrase before
It sounds rare to me, too. It could be a near obsolete one.
But I can give you a Simpsons quote right away. See:
http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Sideshow_Bob%27s_Last_Gleaming/Quotes
Now, Sideshow Bob is someone who would be inclined to use vocabulary somewhat off the beaten path.
Hi Markku. Totally correct. We all jet off somewhere at least once a year hopefully.
Very modern phrase!
I jetted off to another place, because there was no bread, I had to travel a lot to the other bakery.
Wow that's sounds cool though. First time to heard of it
Just heard this new .but people don't use it frequently .
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