off the cuff

spontaneous; done without any planning or rehearsing

the actors on the show "whose line is it anyway" are known for their ability to do comedy sketches off the cuff.

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winched

to be dragged into a situation, most of the time unwittingly, that you otherwise wouldn't necessarily want to be a part of

-from "winch", a device installed on the front of a watercraft trailer, consisting of a reel of cable turned by a motor, with a hook at the end of the cable, to pull in a boat or other marine vehicle from out of the water.

"Todd and his gf won't be able to join the rest of us at the cottage for the long weekend, somehow they got winched into helping his sister move.....suckers!!"

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make tracks

to leave or get away from somewhere, usually in a quick or urgent nature.

can also be worded in the form of a direct order.

"It's gettin kinda late, we oughta make tracks pretty soon."

"tell those guys to make tracks, they just can't crash a party uninvited!"

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on ice

delayed or postponed

we're gonna put the plans for the new place on ice for a little while.

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under the gun

describing someone who is under intense or extreme pressure.

I was under the gun to get that project done on time.

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across the board

the same amount of something applying to everyone evenly within a certain group.

I heard the pay at this company is a g-note a week, across the board...that true man?

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crunch time

a deadline/the last minute

"It's gettin pretty close to crunch time,better finish that report soon."

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