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Sunny123 Posted 12 years ago
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Hi everyone , who knows the meaning of "out of hand" in the following sentence ?

1. I can't answer that out of hand. I'll check with the manager and call you back.

I cant answer that out of hand = what ?
  

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sunny123 out of hand It is the wrong idiom. What the writer means is 'offhand'. Out of hand: a.

— Mister Micawber

  • sunny123 out of hand It is the wrong idiom.
  • What the writer means is 'offhand'.
  • Out of hand: a.
  • beyond control b.
  • without reservation or deeper examination: he condemned him out of hand Offhand: without previous thought or preparation; extempore: to decide offhand to take a trip.
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sunny123out of hand
It is the wrong idiom. What the writer means is 'offhand'.

Out of hand:
a. beyond control
b. without reservation or deeper examination: he condemned him out of hand

Offhand: without previous thought or preparation; extempore: to decide offhand to take a trip.
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