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off the top of one's head
Without thinking hard; quickly.
Без раздумий, быстро, навскидку, первое что приходит в голову.
Can you, off the top of your head, name any of your favorite rock songs?
Ты можешь навскидку назвать какую-нибудь из своих любимых рок-песен?
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.
off the wagon
No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while.
When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off the wagon.
off the wall
off-the-wall
Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid.
He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; something must he the matter with him.
off-again, on-again
on-again, off-again
Not settled; changeable; uncertain.
I don't like this off-again, on-again business. Are we going to have the party or not?
John and Susan had an off-again, on-again romance.
offbeat
Nonconventional; different from the usual; odd.
Linguistics used to be an offbeat field, but nowadays every self-respecting university has a linguistics department.
offhand
Informal; casual; careless.
Dick found Bob's offhand manner inappropriate for business.
In an improvised fashion.
Offhand, I would guess that at least five thousand people attended the festival.
old as the hills
older than the hills
Very old; ancient.
Очень старый; античный.
"Why didn't you laugh?" she asked. "Because that joke is as old as the hills," he answered.
This canard is older than the hills.
Эта газетная «утка» уже с бородой.
old boy
old chap
One of the men educated at the same institution and bound by strong ties of loyalty to each other.
He got the job because the boss was another old boy.