“off the”

The following 51 entries include the term off the.

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chip off the old block

phrase

: a child that resembles their parent

go off the deep end

phrase

: to enter recklessly on a course

off the bat

phrase

: without delay : immediately

off the beaten track

phrase

: in a remote place rarely visited by people

off-the-books

adjective

: not reported or recorded

off the cuff

phrase

: without preparation : ad lib

off-the-cuff

adjective

: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal

off the ground

phrase

: in or as if in flight : off to a good start

off the handle

phrase

: into a state of sudden and violent anger usually used with fly

off the hook

phrase

: out of trouble

off-the-peg

adjective

off-the-rack

adjective

off the record

phrase

: not for publication

off-the-record

adjective

: given or made in confidence and not for publication

off the shelf

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: available from stock : not made to order

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