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have it off

C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To have sex with someone.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(British vulgar slang) To have sex with someone.

"The tabloid suggested that two of the celebrities had been having it off for months."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Vulgar British slang. Almost exclusively used in the sexual sense. Considered low register and would be inappropriate in formal contexts. Often followed by 'with someone.' Dates from at least the mid-20th century.

Commonly used with

with someone each other

Forms

Base
have it off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
has it off
he/she/it
Past simple
had it off
yesterday
Past participle
had it off
have + pp
-ing form
having it off
continuous

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