help (someone) off
1. To help someone to alight from something. I took the elderly woman's hand and helped her off the train. Now that Alyssa is toddling around, you don't have to help her off the couch—she can shimmy her way down. Thankfully, one of the workers helped me off the train when they saw me struggling with my crutches.
2. To help someone to remove an item or article of clothing. We stepped into the restaurant, and I helped my date off with her coat. Please help Grandma off with her coat. I'm so pregnant now that I can hardly bend over. My husband has to help me off with my shoes!
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help someone off (of) something
to help someone get off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please help me off this horse! Do help him off of it!
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help (someone) off
To assist (someone) in taking off a piece of clothing: Help me off with these boots.
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