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in_the_loop_505 without much advance preparation; spontaneously Synonym: off the top of (one’s) headCompare to: on the spur of the moment

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OFF THE CUFF Holly is a great speaker. Most people like to plan their speeches carefully in advance, but Holly prefers to speak off the cuff. Even so, her speeches are always a great success.I can’t give you an exact figure for the number of students we have at the university, but off the cuff I’d say about 25,000. Off the cuff is usually applied to speaking or writing. On the spur of the moment means that one makes a decision to do something suddenly and therefore without much preparation.

Id	in_the_loop_505
Idiom	OFF THE CUFF
Definition	without much advance preparation; spontaneously
Examples	Holly is a great speaker. Most people like to plan their speeches carefully in advance, but Holly prefers to speak off the cuff. Even so, her speeches are always a great success. I can’t give you an exact figure for the number of students we have at the university, but off the cuff I’d say about 25,000.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: off the top of (one’s) head Compare to: on the spur of the moment
Extra Info	Off the cuff is usually applied to speaking or writing. On the spur of the moment means that one makes a decision to do something suddenly and therefore without much preparation.

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