What does off-book mean?
Off-book means (theater) Able to perform scripted material from memory, without need to refer to the text..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(theater) Able to perform scripted material from memory, without need to refer to the text..
An enormous amount of off-book money sloshes around Chinese business and officialdom, and some of it runs into handbags.
Use off-book when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Off-book means (theater) Able to perform scripted material from memory, without need to refer to the text..
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An enormous amount of off-book money sloshes around Chinese business and officialdom, and some of it runs into handbags.
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