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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

off-the-wall

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Source Word

off-the-wall

Adjective

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd. / (idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.

Japanese Meaning

非常に型破りで、常軌を逸した、奇妙な / （人の行動について）非常識で著しく不適切な

What is this buttons?

Her off-the-wall suggestion to hold the meeting underwater made everyone laugh.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議を水中で開くという彼女の突飛な提案に、皆は笑ってしまった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.

What kind of a harebrained, off-the-wall idea is that?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.

All of their friends were amazed that they were familiar with a war hero. Some began to understand Chips' moods and drinking. His "off the wall" behaviour at times. And unknowingly they were "forgiving" him.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

more off-the-wall

（ comparative ）

most off-the-wall

（ superlative ）

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