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record

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MATTER OF RECORD,

OFF THE RECORD,

ON RECORD.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on record

[on record] {adj. phr.} 1. An official or recorded statement or fact; said for everyone to know. * /We do not know when the famous writer was born, but the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off the record

[off the record] (1) {adv. phr.} Confidentially. * /"Off the record," the boss said, "you will get a good raise for next year, but you'll have to wait for the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

matter of record

[matter of record] {n. phr.} A fact or event that is kept officially as a legal record. * /If you are convicted of speeding it becomes a matter of record./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

break the record

[break the record] {v. phr.} To set or to establish a new mark or record. * /Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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