off to the races

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off to the races

Fig. an expression characterizing the activity or excitement that is just beginning; [we are] leaving for something interesting or exciting. The tour bus is out in front waiting and we've said goodbye to everyone. Looks like we're off to the races.

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Spotted yesterday buying her big race outfits at her favourite shop, Cricket, in Liverpool, TV presenter Coleen said: "I'm turning 22 on Thursday and I'm off to the races at Aintree for about the fifth year in a row. COLEEN IS A RACING CERT by The Mirror (London, England) FIRST Minister Alex Salmond is off to the races on Friday - as part of the St Andrew's Day celebrations. Salmond geed up for big day by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) To complement the hat and poster GNER has a specially decorated Off to the Races locomotive which will be seen by thousands of rail passengers as it speeds between London, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North-East of England and Scotland. Horse Racing: The right race track; GNER by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			off rocker off season off the air off the back of a lorry off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the books off the charts off the cuff off the face of the earth off the hook off the mark off the peg off the rack off the record off the shelf off the subject off the top of head off the track off the wagon off the wall off to a flying start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side off topic off-colour off-key off-line off-the-cuff off-the-wall offend offend against offend with offense offer offer for offer one cannot refuse offer to offer up office officiate often ogle Oh, boy oh, sure Oh, ye of little faith Oh, yeah? oil			Off the Top of My Head off the track off the trolley Off the Truck Off the Vine Catering off the waggon off the waggon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall Off the Wall Productions off the wind off the wind off the wind off the wind Off Their Trolley off time off time off to a bad start off to a flying start off to a good start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side Off To War Off Tool Sample Off topic Off topic Off Topic Discussion Off Topic Forum Off track betting Off Track Excursion Off Track Quarter Horse Off Track Thoroughbred Off Treatment off trolley off trolley off trolley Off vocal Off vocal Off Watch Off with Their Heads Off Ya Tree off year off years Off Your Back Shirts off your guard Off Your Rocker off-air off-airways off-and-on

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