I’m trying to get some of the water off

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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A: I’m soaking wet. It’s raining cats and dogs.

B: Cats and dogs? Cats and dogs are falling from out of the sky?

A: No, it’s just another expression. It’s raining cats and dogs means it’s raining really hard.

B: Oh, I see. Oh, why are you opening and shutting your umbrella like that?

A: I’m trying to get some of the water off.

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What does “get some of the water off” mean?

What is the best synonym for “get something off” here?

Thank you

I'm trying to get some of the water off

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I’m trying to get some of the water away. I’m trying to get the umbrella dry. I’m trying to dry the umbrella by brushing off some of the water.

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Also:

A: I’m trying to remove some of the water.

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Thank you so much, Torsten :rose:

Very nice.

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Thank you so much, Arinker :rose:

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Yes, the audio is: I’m trying to get some of the water off.

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Thank you so much, Anglophile :rose:

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