- off the top of my head
- I can't exactly remember right now without taking more time to think about it
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
off the top of my head
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off the top of your head — off the top of (your) head informal if you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it for very long or looking at something that has been written about it. What was the name of that plumber you used? I couldn t… … New idioms dictionary
off the top of my head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off the top of your head — To say something off the top of your head means that you are giving an immediate reaction, and not a carefully considered opinion, so it might not be correct. How much do you think it will cost? Off the top of my head I d say around $1000 … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
off the top of my head — without thinking carefully, off the cuff Off the top of my head, I believe the US has 50 states … English idioms
off the top of head — off the top of (your) head informal if you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it for very long or looking at something that has been written about it. What was the name of that plumber you used? I couldn t… … New idioms dictionary
off the top of one's head — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Without thinking hard; quickly. * /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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off the top of one's head — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Without thinking hard; quickly. * /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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ the\ top\ of\ one's\ head — adv or adj. phr. informal Without thinking hard; quickly. 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 … Словарь американских идиом
off the top of one's head — phrasal in an impromptu manner < sat down and wrote the…story off the top of his head Jerome Beatty, Jr. > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off the top of one's head — from memory, spontaneously He knew all of the team s members off the top of his head … Idioms and examples
off the top of one's head — adverb (of something known, thought of, or remembered) Without great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand. I cannot think of any good examples off the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and Im sure I could come up … Wiktionary
