off the top of one's head

Meaning: (idiomatic)In anextemporaneousmanner;withoutcarefulthought,preparation, orinvestigation.Synonyms:offhandedly,on the spotI cannot think of any good examplesoff the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and I'm sure I could come up with something.1990, Ronald Inglehart,Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society, Princeton University Press,→ISBN,page130:Ideally, one would wish to explore them through a series of depth interviews extending over several months, rather than by a brief survey interview, which necessarily tends to elicit responsesoff the top of one's head.2004, Christopher Peterson, Martin E. P. Seligman,Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification, Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page633:These responses are not analyzed but are intended to discourage answersoff the top of one's headto the next question, which explicitly asks if these situated responses reflect the strength of character on focus.2008, Christine Son,Off the Menu, Penguin,→ISBN:“Oh, I don't have my stuff with me, and I don't know her work phone numberoff the top of my head. Here, take one of my cards.” “Are you a lawyer, too?” he asked, and then perused her information.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeoff,‎top,‎head.

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EN: ♫ Simply off the top of one's head ♫
ES: ♫ Simplemente encima de la cabeza de uno ♫
EN: off the top of one's head Meaning
HI: Meaning Of किसी के सिर पर ऊँ
EN: Now, this is the ability to create a brand-new spell off the top of one's head in the moment of urgent need.
ID: Sekarang, ini adalah kemampuan untuk menciptakan mantera baru yang terpikir begitu saja saat dibutuhkan.
EN: It is not the same as telling stories off the top of one's head.
TE: హైలో చెయ్యాలంటే స్టార్స్కి కథలు చెప్పడం నాతో జరిగేది కాదు.

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