off the cuff

phrase

An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance.

I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.

Mr Baker was speaking off the cuff when he made those suggestions.

Synonyms: impromptu, spontaneous, improvised, offhand More Synonyms of off the cuff

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cuff

off the cuff in British English

informal

improvised; extemporary

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off-the-cuff in British English

(ˌɒfðəˈkʌf)

adjective

informal

(of a remark) made without being prepared or thought about in advance

I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.

off the cuff in American English

Slang

in an offhand manner; extemporaneously

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off-the-cuff

not prepared or carefully thought out

The singer offered an apology last night, saying: `I'm sorry. I didn't mean any offence.It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.'

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"Oh, don't worry about that," the mayor said, brushing a piece of lint off the cuff of her navy blue blazer.And the script sounded like a meandering collection of off-the-cuff observations.All those jokes and that banter are not off-the-cuff wit.His off-the-cuff acceptance speech in Huntingdon was a model of quiet decency.

Chinese translation of 'off the cuff'

off the cuff

未经(經)准(準)备(備) (wèi jīng zhǔnbèi)

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off balance
off one's own bat
off the beaten track
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off the record
off the top of my head
off-colour

1 (idiom) in the sense of impromptu

Definition

impromptu

I didn't mean any offence. It was just an off-the-cuff remark.

Synonyms

impromptu

spontaneous

improvised

offhand

unrehearsed

extempore

2 (idiom) in the sense of without preparation

Definition

impromptu

He was speaking off the cuff when he made this suggestion.

Synonyms

without preparation

spontaneously

impromptu

offhand

on the spur of the moment

ad lib

extempore

off the top of your head

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off the cuff

off form
off guard
off pat
off the cuff
off the hook
off the record
off-colour

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单词	off the cuff
释义	off the cuff phrase An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark. Mr Baker was speaking off the cuff when he made those suggestions. Synonyms: impromptu, spontaneous, improvised, offhand More Synonyms of off the cuff See full dictionary entry for cuff off-the-cuff cuff off the cuff in British English informal improvised; extemporary See full dictionary entry for cuff off-the-cuff in British English (ˌɒfðəˈkʌf) adjective informal (of a remark) made without being prepared or thought about in advance I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark. off the cuff in American English US Slang in an offhand manner; extemporaneously See full dictionary entry for cuff off-the-cuff not prepared or carefully thought out The singer offered an apology last night, saying: `I'm sorry. I didn't mean any offence.It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.' More idioms containing off the cuff off-the-cuff Examples of 'off the cuff' in a sentence off the cuff "Oh, don't worry about that," the mayor said, brushing a piece of lint off the cuff of her navy blue blazer. Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 7: BLUE MOON (2001) And the script sounded like a meandering collection of off-the-cuff observations. Times, Sunday Times (2015) All those jokes and that banter are not off-the-cuff wit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) His off-the-cuff acceptance speech in Huntingdon was a model of quiet decency. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Chinese translation of 'off the cuff' off the cuff 未经(經)准(準)备(備) (wèi jīng zhǔnbèi) See cuff Nearby words of off the cuff off balance off one's own bat off the beaten track off the cuff off the record off the top of my head off-colour 1 (idiom) in the sense of impromptu Definition impromptu I didn't mean any offence. It was just an off-the-cuff remark. Synonyms impromptu spontaneous improvised offhand unrehearsed extempore 2 (idiom) in the sense of without preparation Definition impromptu He was speaking off the cuff when he made this suggestion. Synonyms without preparation spontaneously impromptu offhand on the spur of the moment ad lib extempore off the top of your head See cuff Nearby words of off the cuff off form off guard off pat off the cuff off the hook off the record off-colour Synonyms of 'off the cuff' off the cuff Explore 'off the cuff' in the dictionary
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