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Discover LudwigThe phrase "casting off" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the act of "setting out on a journey or beginning an endeavor" (Oxford English Dictionary). For example, "After months of preparation, they finally cast off and began their around-the-world sailing adventure."
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casting off
verb
Present participle of cast off
Exact(47)
She coped by casting off inertia.
They have no way of casting off the badge.
Like an animal casting off old hair or skin".
Today, Moscow is casting off its shabbiness and dirt.
Instead, each was seeking the freedom from life's travails that comes with casting off from shore.
Freedom from is created by casting off, by deconstructing, by revolution, by flattening, by tearing down.
Similar(13)
Cast off in patt.
We cast off.
You cannot cast off passions so easily.
They cast off at 1pm.
Cast off loosely in rib.
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