“off the”

The following 35 entries include the term off the.

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off-the-books

adjective

: not reported or recorded

off-the-cuff

adjective

: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal

off-the-peg

adjective

off-the-rack

adjective

off-the-record

adjective

: given or made in confidence and not for publication

off-the-shelf

adjective

: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made

off-the-wall

adjective

: highly unusual : bizarre

off-the-face

adjective

: brimless or having a brim that does not shade the face

bounce off the walls

idiom

: to be too excited and have a lot of energy

fall off the radar

idiom

: to stop being noticed or talked about

fall off the wagon

idiom

: to start drinking alcohol again after having stopped

fly off the handle

idiom

: to lose control of one's emotions : to become very angry

fly off the rack

idiom

: to be purchased very quickly

fresh/just off the boat

idiom

: recently arrived in a country

get off the ground

idiom

: to begin to operate or proceed in a successful way

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