be a little bit off

1. To be slightly strange, incorrect, inaccurate, or substandard. A: "The rest of your portrait is coming along really well, but the hands look a little bit off." B: "I know, hands are just so hard to draw!" The gameplay is great, but the animations on the character models are a little bit off. You have to be precise—if your measurements are even a little bit off, the whole thing will collapse!

2. To be sickly, unwell, or out of sorts, either physically or mentally. You seem a little bit off, Jim. Are you feeling all right? That dog on the corner looks a little bit off. I think we should walk another way home. A: "Did you hear? Miranda's father is in the hospital." B: "Oh man, no wonder she was a little bit off today."

3. Of food, to be slightly spoiled or rotten. I think these chicken breasts are a little bit off—they smell kind of funny. Oh yeah, that milk is a little bit off—I would not drink that. I just throw out food that seems a little bit off. I mean, why take a chance?

be a little off

1. To be somewhat sickly, unwell, or out of sorts, either physically or mentally. Jim's a little off—I wonder if he's feeling all right. A: "That dog on the corner is a little off, don't you think?" B: "Yeah, let's walk another way home." A: "Did you hear? Miranda's father is in the hospital." B: "Oh man, no wonder she was a little off today."

2. To be somewhat strange, incorrect, inaccurate, or substandard. A: "The rest of your portrait is coming along really well, but the hands are a little off." B: "I know, hands are just so hard to draw!" The gameplay is great, but the graphics on the characters' faces are a little off. It's a little off to me. Are you sure you're doing touch-ups with the same paint color?

3. Of food, to be in the early stages of spoiling. These chicken breasts are a little off—they smell kind of funny. Oh yeah, that milk is a little off—I would not drink that. I just throw out food that seems a little off. I mean, why take a chance?