without+preparation
91ad lib — 1. adverb a) at pleasure b) at will 2. adjective Extemporaneous, impromptu. 3. verb a) To perform without script …
92cold read — 1. verb a) To deduce using the practice of cold reading. He told us he was able to cold read the mans profession b) To perform a script without preparation. ..., we meet someone and want to find out a little more about him/her ..., so, completely …
93scratch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. score, gash, scrape, rasp, wound, lacerate, deface; erase, withdraw, reject; scribble, scrawl; irritate; sputter. See friction, writing, furrow, shallowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hurt, cut, mark;… …
94off\ the\ cuff — adv. phr. informal Without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation. Some presidents like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but others prefer to think questions over and write their answers …
95on the fly — If you do things on the fly, you do things without preparation, responding to events as they happen. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly, without thinking much about it, while doing… …
96play by ear — To play by ear means to improvise or act without preparation, according to the demands of the situation. (Music : to play by remembering the tune, without printed music.) It s hard to know how the situation will develop. Let s just play …
97play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you don t have a plan of action, but decide what to do as events take shape. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression means to improvise or do something without preparation, according to the demands of the …
98cold — adjective 1》 of or at a low or relatively low temperature. 2》 lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional. ↘not affected by emotion; objective. 3》 (of a colour) containing pale blue or grey and giving no impression of warmth. 4》 (of a …
99wing — noun 1》 a modified forelimb or other appendage enabling a bird, bat, insect, or other creature to fly. 2》 a rigid horizontal structure projecting from both sides of an aircraft and supporting it in the air. ↘(wings) a pilot s badge… …
100extempore — I. ad. [L.] Suddenly, without premeditation, without preparation, off hand, on the spur of the moment. II. a. [L.] Extemporary, extemporaneous, improvised …
