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Off The Wall Talk Show Host Shocking Unusual Handball Racquetball Squash

Idiom Off-the-Wall
Example That new talk-show host is definitely off-the-wall.
Meaning shocking; very unusual
Origin In handball, racquetball, and squash, a player hits the ball against the wall. When it comes off the wall, you don't always know where it's headed or what it's going to do. Some word experts think that's how this new expression, which describes unpredictable people or odd behavior, may have been thought up.

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