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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiom: off the wall

Hi

Could you please tell me if the idiom off the wall is appropriately used here? Any suggestions?

off the wall = unusual

The President looked rather off the wall in the meeting with the journalists.

Why are you so off the wall today?

The weather was very off the wall considering mid-January.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. The weather was very off the wall considering mid-January. None of those are appropriate.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • The weather was very off the wall considering mid-January.
  • None of those are appropriate.
  • That slang phrase normally applies to crazy actions.
  • Did you try FrazeIt?
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Mr. TomCould you please tell me if the idiom off the wall is appropriately used here?The President looked rather off the wall in the meeting with the journalists.Why are you so off the wall today?The weather was very off the wall considering mid-January.

None of those are appropriate. That slang phrase normally applies to crazy actions. Did you try FrazeIt

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