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29 entries under expression topic. ×
| ad lib(noun, idiom, nonpreparation) | |
| wing it(noun, verb, idiom, phrasal verb) | |
| make up(verb, phrasal verb, planned, invent) | |
| play by ear(noun, verb, idiom, improvise) | |
| do offhand(verb, idiom, improvise) | |
| knock off(verb, phrasal verb, improvise) | |
| toss off(verb, phrasal verb, improvise) | |
| according to pleasure(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned) | |
| ad libitum(adjective, informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff) | |
| as one thinks best(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned) | |
| as one wishes(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned) | |
| at will(adjective, informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff) | |
| be caught napping | |
| be taken unawares | |
| dash out(verb, phrasal verb, improvise) | |
| go off half-cocked | |
| have no plan | |
| scrap the plan | |
| ad hoc(informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff) | |
| be creative |
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