- reel something off
- rattle something off† and reel something off†to recite something quickly and accurately. •
She can really reel song lyrics off.
•Listen to Mary rattle off those numbers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
reel something off
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reel something off — RECITE, rattle off, list rapidly, run through, enumerate, detail, itemize. → reel * * * ˌreel sthˈoff derived to say or repeat sth quickly without having to stop or think about it • She immediately reeled off several names. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
reel something off — she can reel off all the U.S. vice presidents in less than a minute Syn: recite, rattle off, list rapidly, run through, enumerate, detail, itemize … Thesaurus of popular words
reel something off — say something rapidly and effortlessly. → reek of … English new terms dictionary
reel something in — ˌreel sthˈin/ˈout derived to wind sth on/off a ↑reel • I slowly reeled the fish in. Main entry: ↑reelderived … Useful english dictionary
reel something out — ˌreel sthˈin/ˈout derived to wind sth on/off a ↑reel • I slowly reeled the fish in. Main entry: ↑reelderived … Useful english dictionary
rattle something off — REEL OFF, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate. → rattle * * * say, perform, or produce something quickly and effortlessly he rattled off some instructions * * * ˌrattle sthˈoff derived to say sth from memory without having to think too … Useful english dictionary
rattle something off — she can rattle off the complete list of Shakespeare s plays Syn: reel off, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate … Thesaurus of popular words
reel off — verb 1. unwind from or as if from a reel unreel the tape • Syn: ↑unreel • Hypernyms: ↑reel • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s something PP … Useful english dictionary
reel — noun 1》 a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, etc. can be wound. ↘a length of something wound on a reel. 2》 a part of a film. 3》 a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance. ↘a piece of music for a reel, typically in simple or duple time.… … English new terms dictionary
reel — verb 1) he reeled as the ship began to roll Syn: stagger, lurch, sway, rock, stumble, totter, wobble, falter 2) the room reeled Syn: go round, go round and round, whirl, spin … Thesaurus of popular words
reel — 1 noun (C) 1 a) BrE a round object onto which thread, wire, fishing line, cinema film etc can be wound: a cotton reel compare bobbin b) the amount that one of these objects will hold: Have you got another reel of film? 2 one of the parts of a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
