off-duty
adjective/ˌɒf ˈdjuːti/
/ˌɔːf ˈduːti/
- (especially of police, military and medical staff) not at work
- an off-duty police officer
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOff-duty is used with these nouns:- policeman
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