OFF THE CUFF
(Without preparation or Impromptu)• Some people are able to give a speech off the cuff.
• This isn't the kind of question that one can answer off the cuff.
• I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.
• The presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff.
SPEAKING OF WHICH
(By the way.. By any chance...)• Q: Speaking of which, what do you think of Frank Gifford?
• We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to Ealing?
NO-BRAINER
(Easy to do.. Easy to choose)• For the video game addict in your life, choosing a couple of games for the PS3 should be a no-brainer
• It was such a no-brainer question
COME CLEAN
(To be honest abt sth)• The company has refused to come clean about its pollution record
• I think you should come clean about where you were last night
• It would be better if you come clean about it and let her know what kind of man she is seeing
COME IN HANDY
(Be useful for a certain purpose)• These boxes will come in handy when we move house.
• I'm saving the memo - it might come in handy someday.
• Men sure come in handy at times like this.
WINDBAG
(A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics)• He's such a windbag.
• She called him rabble-rouser, windbag, fraud.
• John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.
GO BERSERK
(To be really angry)• My husband will go berserk if he finds you here.
• Step on someone's foot and they go berserk.
• He wasn't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control
A LOOK-SEE
(A brief look or inspection)• We are just about to take a little look-see around the hotel
• Come and have a look-see
• I've had a look-see at your work, and I think you've done a pretty good job of things
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