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off the cuff

if you speak off the cuff, you do it without having planned what you will say. She wasn't expecting to give a speech and just said a few things off the cuff.

off-the-cuff

an off-the-cuff remark is one that is not planned. He made several off-the-cuff remarks which he later denied. (always before noun)

See also: off-the-cuff

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off the cuff

without any planning. I could give an opinion off the cuff, but I'd rather think about it.

Usage notes: usually said about spoken statements