off the top of your head

off the top of your head
off the top of your head phrase
immediately and without thinking very much

Off the top of my head, I’d say we have about 200 members.

Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediatelysynonym
Main entry: top

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off the top of your head — see top, 1
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Main Entry:head
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off the top of your head
informal : immediately by thinking quickly about something

Off the top of my head, I can think of three people who might be interested.

I can't remember her name off the top of my head.

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Main Entry:top

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off the ˌtop of your ˈhead idiom
(informal) just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts

I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.

Main entry:topidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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