Learn English idioms #2 🇬🇧 تعلم الإنجليزية #2

Let's Speak English as a Native Speaker لنتكلم الإنجليزية مثل السكان الأصليين

Idiom : it's a bunch of words whose meaning is different from the apparent meaning of each individual word. (" cleverly referring to a hidden meaning ").

إيديوم : هي عبارة عن مجموعة من الكلمات أو جملة تشير
و ترمز لمعنى أخر غير الذي يبدو لنا في الترجمة الحرفية

Idiom of the Day

🔰off the cuff

⚫ Sleeve = الكم .
⚫ Cuff = طرف الكم.

✍🏾Meaning:

If you speak off the cuff, you speak without planning what you will say beforehand.

🔹For example:

🔺She wasn't expecting to win, so she hadn't prepared a speech, but she still managed to say a few words off the cuff after being given the award. 

🔺The prime minister keeps making off-the-cuff remarks that get him into trouble.

Note 📝 : When used to modify a noun or a noun phrase, this idiom should be written with hyphens, as in "an off-the-cuff comment". 

👁‍🗨Origin: Possibly related to the fact that people sometimes write last-minute notes on the cuff of their shirt's sleeve before making a speech or saying a few words. 

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