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hoof
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on the hoof
1. if you make a decision on the hoof, you make it quickly to react to a situation which is happening, and do not have time to think about it carefully.
2. if you do something on the hoof, you do it while you are walking around doing other things. He's so busy, he usually has lunch on the hoof.

hoof it
to walk. My car was being repaired, so I decided to hoof it to the train station.

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