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on the cuff

[on the cuff] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Agreeing to pay later; to be paid for later; on credit. * /Peter lost the money that Mother gave him to buy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off-the-cuff

[off-the-cuff] {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. - Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off-the-cuff speaker./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

off the cuff

[off the cuff] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation. * /Some presidents like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

с бухты-барахты

[с бухты-барахты] {adv. phr.} {colloquial} {slang} [s `buhtyi-ba`rahtyi] Offhand; off the cuff; suddenly; without rhyme or reason. * /Чего ты примчался как с бухты-барахты? - Why have you come tearing […] www.sky-net-eye.com

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