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How to pronounce bully off in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms face off
Type of play

Examples of bully off

bully off
Sure, if a victim fights back and flattens his bully, the bully tends to back off.
From the us.cnn.com
The bully backed off and sat elsewhere, but glared at Green.
From the sacbee.com
For all his legislative smarts, Lyndon Johnson was an awkward bully who turned off many voters.
From the denverpost.com
They're all trying to bully the Federal Reserve into calling off its efforts to create jobs.
From the heraldtribune.com
The pesky bully will sod off when shouted at firmly enough.
From the economist.com
Forcing this bully to articulate her intentions might compel her to back off.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They really get off being unpredictable that way, rather like a school bully.
From the latimes.com
In the first round the challenger looked and acted like a playground bully, fending off the champion's dipping, weaving attack by simply shoving him backward with the heels of his gloves.
From the time.com
Like any bully, it prefers to pick off its antagonists one by one.
From the economist.com