词汇 | off-the-wall |
释义 | Idiom off-the-wall Theme: UNUSUAL odd; silly; unusual. (Slang.)Why are you so off-the-wall today?This book is strange. It's really off-the-wall. Slang off-the-wall Theme: STRANGE mod. strange; improbable; nonsensical.What an off-the-wall guy!Your ideas are generally off-the-wall, but this one makes sense. Idiom off-the-wall informal be off the wall - to be strange or very different from other people or things.She's got a really off-the-wall sense of humour. (always before noun)off the wallStrange, wacky, or unusual. Her hypothesis is really off the wall, but the facts seem to support it. The millionaire investor is a little off the wall, and you never know what he's going to say in the board meetings. off-the-wallFig. odd; silly; unusual. Why are you so off-the-wall today? This book is strange. It's really off-the-wall. off-the-wallINFORMALCOMMON If something or someone is off-the-wall, they are unusual and strange. A few of her ideas were off-the-wall. Note: Off-the-wall is used more often before a noun. He played Melanie Griffith's off-the-wall boyfriend in the film `Something Wild'. Their endearing brand of innocent, off-the-wall humour is as fresh and funny today as it was back in the '50s. Note: You can use this expression both when you like this kind of person or thing, and when you do not like them. Note: This may be a reference to a shot in a game such as squash or handball, where the ball bounces off the wall at an unexpected angle. off-the-wall mod. strange; improbable; nonsensical. Your ideas are generally off-the-wall, but this one makes sense. |
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