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out of hand(expression, idiom)
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played by ear(expression, adjective, idiom, unqualified, unprepared)
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shot from the hip(expression, adjective, idiom, unprepared, impromptu)
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snap(free, informal, casual, unrehearsed, improvised)
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spur of the moment(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, impulsive)
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taken off guard(expression, idiom, unqualified, unsuspecting, unready)
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taking for ride(expression, free, informal, casual, snap)
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thought out loud(expression, free, informal, casual, snap)
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thrown off(expression, unprepared, unplanned, unrehearsed)
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tossed off(expression, free, informal, casual, unrehearsed)
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tossed out(expression, free, informal, casual, snap)
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unarranged(adjective, unprepared, unplanned, unrehearsed)
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unready(unqualified, unsuspecting)
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whipped up(expression, adjective, unprepared, impromptu, unplanned)
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winging it(expression, free, informal, casual, snap)
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without preparation(expression, impromptu, extemporaneous, spontaneously, improv)
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abruptly
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according to pleasure(expression, idiom, spontaneously, improv, extemporaneously)
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ad libitum(expression, spontaneously, improv, extemporaneously)
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as one thinks best(expression, idiom, spontaneously, improv, extemporaneously)
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