off the top of my head

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from quick recollection, or as an approximation; without research or calculation; - a phrase used when giving quick and approximate answers to questions, to indicate that a response is not necessarily accurate.

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ad-lib cuff Head offhand spontaneity top top off top out topped			Remember Maradona's hand of God, the Denmark-Sweden carve-up at Italy's expense, Spain's loss to South Korea in 2002 - and those are just off the top of my head. Irish exit explained by more than just Henry's handball by The Racing Post (London, England) This is just an idea off the top of my head - perhaps someone else has a better idea? Re-use old tyres; MAILBAG by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Off the top of my head I can picture Jan Leeming, Kate Adie, Moira Stewart and Selina Scott. All for older women; LETTERS to the EDITOR by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			off colour off guard Off hand off her guard off his guard off key off limits off line off message off of off one's guard Off one's hands off plan off rhyme off season Off side off site Off stump off the beaten track off the books off the cuff off the hook Off the hooks off the record off the shelf off the top of my head off the wall off year off your guard off-air off-and-on off-axis reflector off-balance sheet reserve off-base off-beam off-brand off-Broadway off-campus off-center off-centered off-centre off-chance off-color off-colour off-day off-duty off-glide off-guard off-hand off-hour off-key			off the record off the record off the record off the record off the record Off the Run Off the Run Issue Off the Run Issues Off the Run Treasuries Off the Run Treasury off the shelf off the shelf off the shelf off the shelf off the shelf off the shoulder Off the Streets and Into Work Off the Subject Off the Subject Off the Subject off the top of (one's) head off the top of (one's) head off the top of (one's) head off the top of (one's) head off the top of (one's) head off the top of head off the top of head off the top of head off the top of head off the top of head off the top of my head off the track off the trolley Off the Truck Off the Vine Catering off the waggon off the waggon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall Off the Wall Productions off the wind off the wind off the wind off the wind Off Their Trolley off time off time off to a bad start off to a flying start off to a good start off to a running start off to one side off to the races

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