off book
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Ellipsis of off book value (“below book value”).
Example Sentences
- "After 5 days studying the script, Jane is now off book, and can concentrate on gesture more."
- ""He will glibly parse a sentence ... and repeat the catechism and whole chapters of the Bible 'off book.'""
- ""In all likelihood, the director will leave you alone throughout the rest of the production and focus attention on the guy who isn't off book yet.""
- ""'So if Antigone wants to be off book, I think the rest of you should be off book too.'""
- ""in the winter of 1957-58 prices were 60 percent off book.""