off the cuff
[ ɒf ðə ˈkʌf ]
• without preparation.
• "they posed some difficult questions to answer off the cuff"
Similar:
impromptu,
extempore,
ad lib,
unrehearsed,
unscripted,
unprepared,
improvised,
spontaneous,
unplanned,
offhand,
casual,
ad libitum,
extemporaneous,
without preparation,
without rehearsal,
spontaneously,
off the top of one's head,
on the spur of the moment,
extemporaneously,