I've been putting him off all day. 我今天一直没接他电话

put off延期；摆脱

The flight was put off about a quarter, because of grind fog.

由于地面有雾，这次班机推迟刻钟。

The garden party was put off because of the contrary weather.

由於天气不好,园游会延期了。

Listen, I have a few things that I need to take care of.我有点事情要去处理一下

take care of照顾； 照料

He is smart and can take care of himself.

他很精明可以照顾他自己。

I'll take care of your children while you are away.

你不在时我会照顾你的孩子的。

a few一些(用于可数名词之前)

John vamped up a few rumors to discredit his enemy.

约翰编造一些谣言去中伤他的敌人。

The scheme had been batted around for a few weeks.

这个方案被反复讨论了几个星期。