I have read a sentence from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4”:
The teachers have really been cracking down on kids copying off of each other this year.
How to understand "off of"? Please parse it.
Meaning in Context – What Does ‘Off Of’ Mean? Usage and Examples
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In this context, way = direction, so it means we sent ten cans of yams in his direction, towards him.
It's an informal idiomatic expression which can always be replaced by to [whoever], but sometimes that underlying "literal" meaning imparts a slight nuance. For example, you might be slightly more inclined to use it if you're diverting something that would otherwise have been sent somewhere else. Or if the recipient/location/route you're sending it to/through is somehow "non-standard" for the thing being sent.
Your definition defines furnace. A furnace room is simply the room where the furnace sits.
In many homes, the furnace is in the basement. In homes with unfinished basements, there is a lot of extra space for storage, or for hobbies such as model trains.
Can't you see Dad setting up his model train set in a room like this one?
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Off of in that context means from.
So the children are copying from one another and the teachers are trying hard to stop it.
Off of is quite informal. It is being used here because it's meant to be a child talking or narrating.