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rattle off

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Verb1.rattle off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
rattle down, roll off, spiel off, reel off
recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
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vt sep poem, joke, list → herunterrasseln (inf); win → hinlegen (inf)


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And I was a civil, pious boy, and could rattle off my catechism that fast, as you couldn't tell one word from another.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Buck said she could rattle off poetry like nothing.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
She hurried from the room as impulsively as she had entered, and we heard the wheels of her carriage rattle off down the street.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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