Idiom
Off the cuff.
If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.
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As always, he spoke off the cuff, with a minimum of PowerPoint-ish bells and whistles, and in the end he charmed the room.
The soloist is tested with lots of notes, which sound easy to play but which must be rolled off the cuff with effortless ease.
Many of the "Take Me to the River" recording sessions are done off the cuff, with "head arrangements" worked out on the floor with all the musicians and singers collaborating – a reflection of how many of the sessions at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios or at Stax worked to create by hits by Al Green or the Staple Singers.
Guardian is routinely unpunctual and speaks off the cuff with enough dash that Chris Filiciello, his chief of staff, usually sticks close to keep watch.
He has reportedly annoyed parts of the traditional Vatican bureaucracy by pointedly ignoring the prepared remarks drawn up by his would-be handlers and speaking off the cuff, with great simplicity and even a sense of humor.
The last time James L. Dolan spoke at length about the Knicks — on the record, off the cuff, with reporters present and notebooks open — was on March 12 , 2007
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It's hard to believe after hearing it, but the basic tracks were completely improvised and the lyrics are all off-the-cuff, with choice overdubs and flourishes occurring later at home.
His Twitter brims with playful, off-the-cuff observations like how he'd rather be watching Seinfeld with his girlfriend than go to an after-party and the cover of his forthcoming debut after-party andntheitanium, sees him recovering a classic high schofl yearbook phiso against a pink and purple backdrop.
I had seen him in New Hampshire, where he gave off-the-cuff remarks with vigor; when he is stuck with a script, however, he is a terrible campaigner.
An act that starts and finishes on time; big hits as openers, but the biggest saved until last; the sound and action punched high and energetic; a decent light-show, preferably with some visuals; some off-the-cuff engagement with the crowd.
Off-the-cuff conversations with neighbours, axe murderers and ghosts of the deceased can spiral into philosophical dialogues.
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