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off the cuff

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.

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off-the-cuff

[off-the-cuff] {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. - Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off-the-cuff speaker./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the cuff

[on the cuff] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Agreeing to pay later; to be paid for later; on credit. * /Peter lost the money that Mother gave him to buy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cuff

[cuff] See: [OFF-THE-CUFF], [ON THE CUFF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[write-up] {n.} A report or story in a newspaper or magazine. * /There was a write-up of the accident in the newspaper./ * /I read an interesting write-up about the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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