his comments were off the record
they admitted, off the record, that they had made a mistake
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.
off the record(2) — {adj. phr.} Not to be published or told; secret; confidential. * /The president told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record./ Sometimes used with hyphens, before the noun. * /The governor was angry when a newspaper printed his off … Dictionary of American idioms
off the record(2) — {adj. phr.} Not to be published or told; secret; confidential. * /The president told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record./ Sometimes used with hyphens, before the noun. * /The governor was angry when a newspaper printed his off … Dictionary of American idioms
off the record(1) — {adv. phr.} Confidentially. * / Off the record, the boss said, you will get a good raise for next year, but you ll have to wait for the official letter. / Contrast: ON RECORD, GO ON RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD … Dictionary of American idioms
off the record(1) — {adv. phr.} Confidentially. * / Off the record, the boss said, you will get a good raise for next year, but you ll have to wait for the official letter. / Contrast: ON RECORD, GO ON RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD … Dictionary of American idioms
off the record — phrasal not for publication < spoke off the record > < remarks that were off the record > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off-the-record — adjective Date: 1933 given or made in confidence and not for publication < off the record comments > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Beatles' influence on popular culture — The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was and remains immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups … Wikipedia
The Rolling Stones — Rolling Stones redirects here. For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation). The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts … Wikipedia
record — See: MATTER OF RECORD, OFF THE RECORD, ON RECORD … Dictionary of American idioms
record — See: MATTER OF RECORD, OFF THE RECORD, ON RECORD … Dictionary of American idioms
