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Discover LudwigThe phrase "stand off to" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be a confusion with "stand off" or "stand to," which are separate expressions. Example: "The soldiers were ordered to stand off from the enemy lines."
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If you want to stand off to the side......
You can stand off to the side wearing black and sneering through your fringe.
Meanwhile, Karen would stand off to the side, refusing to assist.
Another way to stabilize the ladder is by attaching a ladder stay (also called a stabilizer, or stand off) to the top of the ladder.
The child's parents stand off to the side, next to a panel of experts in the given subject, who give the parents their measure of just how hard a question might be.
Gidley booted a penalty kick 60 metres to set up the platform for the Aussie stand off to send Westerman spinning his way over to make it 18-6 midway through the first half.
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Armey was standing behind a lectern, touting the virtues of a flat tax, while Doug Hoffman stood off to the side, smiling.
Larry David's chair stood off to the side.
A large tree stood off to one side.
The Carlson parents stood off to the side, careful not to interfere.
His mother stood off to the side, near other family members, wearing her son's No. 82 jersey.
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