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

See also: cuff

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Darren Murphy, Weoley Castle * I MISS my favourite broadcaster's ability to speak off the cuff, in a funny manner about anything and everything. For and against Les Ross; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England) Ted did things off the cuff and he's the type o player people would pay to see now. Football: TED IN WITH THE IN CROWD by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) And with a sample from the Off The Cuff record due to be used in a forthcoming dance music compilation, Karl is now looking forward to the Miami Music Conference in March. DJ duo on track for fame by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			off balance off base off campus off center off chance off course off duty off game off goes off hands off like a shot off limits off on a sidetrack off on the right foot off on the wrong foot off own bat off rocker off season off the air off the back of a lorry off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the books off the charts off the cuff off the face of the earth off the hook off the mark off the peg off the rack off the record off the shelf off the subject off the top of head off the track off the wagon off the wall off to a flying start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side off topic off-colour off-key off-line off-the-cuff off-the-wall offend offend against			off the bat off the bat off the bat off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the beaten track Off the Beaten Track (album) Off the Beaten Trail Off the Beaten Trax off the bit off the bit off the bit off the bit off the bit Off the Bone Off the Bone Off the Bone off the books off the books off the books off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle Off The Chain Off the Chart Off the Charts Off The Clock off the cuff Off the Cuff Remark Off the Deep End Off the derech Off the Dock Toons off the face of the earth Off The Film Off the Freakin' Hook Off the Front Off the grid off the ground off the ground off the ground off the ground off the ground off the hook off the hook off the hook off the hook off the hook off the hook off the hook Off the hooks Off the Line Off the List Off the mark Off the mark Off the mark Off the mark Off the mark Off the mark

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