"on the cuff" meaning in English

See on the cuff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the cuff.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the cuff, {{en-PP}} on the cuff
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) On credit, with payment to be made later. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: on one's tab Related terms: off the cuff
    Sense id: en-on_the_cuff-en-prep_phrase-35hYHn3i Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for on the cuff meaning in English (1.4kB)

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