off the top of one's head
- off the top of one's head
- {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Without thinking hard; quickly. * /Vin answered the teacher's question off the top of his head./ * /When Lorraine was asked to recite, she talked off the top of her head./
Dictionary of American idioms.
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off the top of one's head — see under ↑top1 • • • Main Entry: ↑head off the top of one s head Without previous thought or preparation • • • Main Entry: ↑top * * * I without careful thought or investigation II see … Useful english dictionary
off the top of one's head — ► off the top of one s head without careful thought or investigation. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
off the top of one's head — idi off the top of one s head, without thought or preparation; extemporaneously … From formal English to slang
off the top of one's head — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Without thinking hard; quickly. * /Vin answered the teacher s question off the top of his head./ * /When Lorraine was asked to recite, she talked off the top of her head./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ the\ top\ of\ one's\ head — adv or adj. phr. informal Without thinking hard; quickly. Vin answered the teacher s question off the top of his head. When Lorraine was asked to recite, she talked off the top of her head … Словарь американских идиом
off the top of one's head — phrasal in an impromptu manner < sat down and wrote the…story off the top of his head Jerome Beatty, Jr. > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off the top of one's head — from memory, spontaneously He knew all of the team s members off the top of his head … Idioms and examples
off the top of one's head — adverb (of something known, thought of, or remembered) Without great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand. I cannot think of any good examples off the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and Im sure I could come up … Wiktionary
off the top of one's head — without careful thought or investigation. → head … English new terms dictionary
the top of one's head — phrasal or the top of one s mind : mental elements not directly involved in a present task or only partially directed or controlled with the top of his mind he listened to them William Faulkner countless conferences at which everyone talked off… … Useful english dictionary