Sentence examples of "putting off" in English
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
Nunca dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer pasado.
The baseball game was put off till next Sunday.
El partido de béisbol fue aplazado hasta el próximo domingo.
It was raining so hard that we had to put off our departure.
Llovía tanto que tuvimos que aplazar la salida.
Persuading my father first is putting the cart before the horse.
Convencer a mi padre primero es vender la piel del oso antes de cazarlo.
I forgot to turn off the television before bed.
Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.
He is putting all his effort into the service of the business.
El puso todo su empeño al servicio del negocio.
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