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Are you familiar with the expression “off the top of your head"?

If you say something off the top of your head, you say it immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts. Actually, you hear this expression a lot in business meetings. For example, “How many customers do you have?" “Just off the top of my head, I'd say 200."

That said, it's not exactly business English. You can use it in a conversation with a friend. Also, it's often used in negative statements. For example. “I'm looking for a babysitter for this weekend. Can you think of anyone right for the job?" “Sorry, I can't. Not off the top of my head. But I can ask around" Another example? “What's the capital of Bhutan?" “I don't know off the top of my head, but I could look it up."

Now, would you like to practice together? Please repeat after me:

Not off the top of my head.