to speak off the cuff

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• speak off the cuff —    If you say something off the cuff, you say it spontaneously, without previous thought or preparation.     Politicians are usually careful not to speak off the cuff …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• off the cuff —    If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you speak off the cuff, you say something without any previous thought or preparation.     He handles off the cuff interviews very… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• off the cuff — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation. * /Some presidents like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but others prefer to think questions over and write their answers./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• off the cuff — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation. * /Some presidents like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but others prefer to think questions over and write their answers./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• off\ the\ cuff — adv. phr. informal Without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation. Some presidents like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but others prefer to think questions over and write their answers …   Словарь американских идиом

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