Is there a difference between pour off and pour out?
I don't know when to use each of these phrasal verbs properly in a sentence. For example, if I want to say that
'' Water is flowing from a container( or from a tap)'', can I also say:

Water is pouring out from the container, or

Water is pouring off the container ?

Thanks in advance.

Question

Is there a difference between pour off and pour out?
I don't know when to use each of these phrasal verbs properly in a sentence. For example,  if I want to say that
     '' Water is flowing from a container( or from a tap)'', can I also say:

Water is pouring out from the container, or

Water is pouring off the container ?

Thanks in advance.

Answer

If the device or object is meant to contain or control liquid, we say "pour out of"
"The milk is pouring out of the bottle."
"The water poured out of the faucet."

If the object was not meant to hold liquid, especially a flat surface, we say "pour off (of)"
"The milk spilled and poured off the table."
"The rain poured off the roof."

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Good question.  I had to think about it.

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Pouring off isn't a very common phrase, but it makes me think of something like a waterfall or a fountain where water is coming off the top of a surface. Pouring out is much more common, and it makes more sense when something is in a container.

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"Water is pouring out from the container."

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