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Meanings of offhand remark in English

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Usage of offhand remark in English
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A taxi driver's offhand remark helped him see the light.
BBC
2
Zeus... or any of the Olympians, for that matter... need only make one offhand remark.
Book Two: Descent
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In a film that is gagged with censorship, even this offhand remark has its symbolic weight.
Reuters
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In this instance, someone's offhand remark almost instantly tells Stone the identity of the likely killer and the motive.
Reuters
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I never knew if some offhand remark of mine might be reported back to Warren Jeffs and create problems for me.
Escape
6
Never ridicule a colleague, even with an offhand remark, no matter how tempting it is or how hilarious the laugh line.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Sharaf couldn't recall Rashid's exact words, only that he began by making an offhand remark that made light of the entire proceeding.
Layover in dubai
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It wasn't an offhand remark or even the criticism of someone who felt the system had let a family down with devastating consequences.
The frailty of flesh
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She flushed to think how seriously she had underrated Ayla's ability as a healer and was embarrassed to think of her rather offhand remark.
The Shelters of Stone
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But it was the GP's offhand remark about Calpol as the "heroin of childhood" that caused the greatest flurry in the British tabloids.
The Guardian
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Cole's offhand remarks flooded back to Cassie.
Do you take this rebel?
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They would discover pieces of the secret in tidbits, offhand remarks and casual slips of the tongue.
Gods go begging
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The offhand remarks Massino had made about the killing of Gabe Infanti was also powerful circumstantial evidence.
King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
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His offhand remarks, made in front of Dr Bloomfield yesterday, have some calling for the health minister to resign.
Radio NZ
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He had made any number of offhand remarks to other wizards about how much he should like to peruse Nora's notes.
Spellwright
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