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Off the shelfIf a product is off the shelf, it can be used straightaway without any setting-up.
Off the track
If something puts or throws you off your track, it distracts you or keeps you from achieving what you want.
Off your chump
If someone is off their chump, they are crazy or irrational.
Off the beaten track
Somewhere that's off the beaten track is in a remote location.
Go off on a tangent
If someone goes off on a tangent, they change the subject completely in the middle of a conversation or talk.
Bounce off the walls
If someone's bouncing off the walls, they are very excited about something.
No skin off my nose
If something's no skin off your nose, it doesn't affect or bother you at all.
Weight off your shoulders
If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.
Live high off the hog
If you are living high off the hog, you are living lavishly.
Gloves are off
When the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way. ('The gloves come off' and 'take the gloves off' are also used. It comes from boxing, where fighters normally wear gloves so that they don't do too much damage to each other.)
All bets are off
If all bets are off, then agreements that have been made no longer apply.
Call the dogs off
If someone calls off their dogs, they stop attacking or criticising someone.
Work your tail off
If you work your tail off, you work extremely hard.
Run your mouth off
If someone runs their mouth off, they talk too much.
Can't do it for toffee
If you can't so something for toffee, you are incapable of doing something properly or to any sort of standard.
Straw poll
A straw poll is a small unofficial survey or ballot to find out what people think about an issue.
Armchair critic
An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.
Don't take any wooden nickels
This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ripped off.
Cast pearls before swine
If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn't appreciate it- 'swine' are 'pigs'.
Take a raincheck
If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later. ('Raincheck' is also used.)
Cat burglar
A cat burglar is a skillful thief who breaks into places without disturbing people or setting off alarms.
All over the show
If something like a discussion is all over the map, it doesn't stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents.
Give a dog a bad name
A person who is generally known to have been guilty of some offence will always be suspected to be the author of all similar types of offence. Once someone has gained a bad reputation, it is very difficult to lose it.
Get away scot-free
If someone gets away scot-free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ('Get off scot-free' is an alternative.)
Ducks in a row
If you have your ducks in a row, you are well-organised. Examples: "Before we launch the product, let's get our ducks in a row with a final team meeting." "I need to get my ducks in a row before I apply for the loan tomorrow." "Once they got their ducks...
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