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GO OFF ( Second meaning )

Check these sentences

I forgot to put the milk in the fridge as a result it went off.

If you don’t keep the meat in the fridge, it goes off very quickly.

As soon as I tasted the food, I noticed that it had gone off.

In hot days some kinds of food such as fish, meat etc.. go off easily.

What happens if food or drink goes off? ( Tick the correct ONES )

a) it is kept in the wrong place

b) somebody has drunk or eaten it

c) it smells terrible

d) it tastes bad

KEY: c, d

SYNONYM: GO OFF = BE OFF

There is something wrong about the fish. I think it is off.