Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Off the record — is a term related to journalism sourcing; see Journalism sourcing#Using confidential information. Off the record may also refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Television … Wikipedia
off-the-record — adj off the record an off the record remark is unofficial and is not supposed to be made public ▪ The Prime Minister s remarks were strictly off the record. >off the record adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
off the record — ► used to show that what is being said is unofficial and should not be written down or told to other people: »He insisted that parts of his interview be off the record. »Speaking off the record, she admitted that she had doubts about the project … Financial and business terms
off-the-record — if you say something off the record, you do not want it to be publicly reported. It s not a good idea to make these off the record remarks too often. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
off the record — Something off the record is said in confidence because the speaker doesn t want it attributed to them, especially when talking to the media … The small dictionary of idiomes
off-the-record — adjective, adverb said to someone in a private way and not intended as part of an official statement: an off the record remark … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off the record — Expresión inglesa que se emplea en el lenguaje periodístico, como locución adverbial o adjetiva, para referirse al comentario que se hace de modo confidencial o extraoficial y que no puede divulgarse. Es anglicismo evitable, ya que puede… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
off-the-record — off′ the rec′ord adj. 1) cvb not for publication; not to be quoted 2) cvb confidential: off the record information[/ex] • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
off the record — [adj] confidential arcane, backdoor, classified, hushed, hush hush*, in private, inside, not for publication, not public, on the QT, private, privy, secret, unofficial; concepts 267,576 … New thesaurus
off the record — index confidential, unofficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
off-the-record — index private (confidential) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
