Off the table meaning in English

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Definition

(The proposal is) off the table: (The proposal) has been withdrawn, cancelled, is no longer being offered idiom
My offer is still on the table!: My offer still applies! My offer is still available! idiom

Examples

  • "The offer is off the table."
Exercise 1
If an offer is off the table, it is .
If an offer is off the table, it is no longer available.
no longer available: This is the correct choice. "(To put) an offer on the table" is to make an offer available to someone. The opposite expression is to take an offer "off the table", which means to remove it as a possibility. In other words, an offer which is "off the table" is no longer valid, or available. In this scene, Philip decides to keep his dog, and his offer to pay Hannah or Brian to take it is "off the table".
too good to be true: This choice is incorrect. The expression "too good to be true" describes something which seems so appealing or beneficial that one doubts its veracity. For example: Your offer to clean my home for the next 10 years seems too good to be true.
uninteresting: This choice is incorrect. The expression "the offer is off the table" does not refer to an unappealing or uninteresting offer, but rather to one which is "no longer valid" or "available".
risky: This choice is incorrect. A "risky" offer is potentially dangerous, or might result in negative consequences. The expression "the offer is off the table" does not refer to a risky or dangerous offer, but rather to one which is "no longer valid" or "available".

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