off the record

off the record
   If you say something off the record, you do not want anyone to repeat it publicly.
   

His comment was made off the record, and shouldn't have been published.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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  • off the record(2) — {adj. phr.} Not to be published or told; secret; confidential. * /The president told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record./ Sometimes used with hyphens, before the noun. * /The governor was angry when a newspaper printed his off …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the record(2) — {adj. phr.} Not to be published or told; secret; confidential. * /The president told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record./ Sometimes used with hyphens, before the noun. * /The governor was angry when a newspaper printed his off …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the record(1) — {adv. phr.} Confidentially. * / Off the record, the boss said, you will get a good raise for next year, but you ll have to wait for the official letter. / Contrast: ON RECORD, GO ON RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the record(1) — {adv. phr.} Confidentially. * / Off the record, the boss said, you will get a good raise for next year, but you ll have to wait for the official letter. / Contrast: ON RECORD, GO ON RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the record — phrasal not for publication < spoke off the record > < remarks that were off the record > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • off-the-record — adjective Date: 1933 given or made in confidence and not for publication < off the record comments > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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