taking off

He glanced at people who gathered Monday on the Syrian side of the river, taking off their shoes and rolling up their pant legs before dipping their feet into the water.

The sight of planes landing and taking off from the nearby Kirkwall Airport adds to the charm of this picture postcard location.

The act has been used to halt attempts to deport migrants who are deemed to be in the UK illegally, and stopped flights carrying asylum seekers taking off for Rwanda.

When I left — because my comedy and acting career was taking off — they told me I had been the worst door guy in what was then their 35-year history.

But there are all these people on social media and you can see what messages are taking off.