She rattled something off in French that I didn't understand.
Walter could rattle off the statistics of players from the 1920s and ‘30s.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
rattle off — (something) to say something quickly. She rattled something off in French that I didn t understand. Usage notes: often used when someone gives a list of facts or other related information from memory: Walter could rattle off the statistics of… … New idioms dictionary
rattle off — verb recite volubly or extravagantly He could recite the names of all the chemical elements • Syn: ↑rattle down, ↑reel off, ↑spiel off, ↑roll off • Hypernyms: ↑recite • V … Useful english dictionary
rattle off — PHRASAL VERB If you rattle off something, you say it or do it very quickly and without much effort. [V P n (not pron)] Asked what English he knew, Mr Semko rattled off One, two, three ... [V P n (not pron)] Hendry, playing an afternoon match,… … English dictionary
rattle off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rattle off : present tense I/you/we/they rattle off he/she/it rattles off present participle rattling off past tense rattled off past participle rattled off to say something quickly, especially something that… … English dictionary
rattle — rat|tle1 [ˈrætl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen] 1.) [I and T] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds ▪ Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — rat|tle1 [ rætl ] verb 1. ) intransitive if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking sounds as it moves or shakes: The house shook and the doors and windows rattled. There s something rattling in the bottom of that box. a ) transitive to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rattle something off — REEL OFF, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate. → rattle * * * say, perform, or produce something quickly and effortlessly he rattled off some instructions * * * ˌrattle sthˈoff derived to say sth from memory without having to think too … Useful english dictionary
rattle — [[t]ræ̱t(ə)l[/t]] rattles, rattling, rattled 1) V ERG When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. She slams the kitchen door so hard I… … English dictionary
rattle — I UK [ˈræt(ə)l] / US verb Word forms rattle : present tense I/you/we/they rattle he/she/it rattles present participle rattling past tense rattled past participle rattled 1) a) [intransitive] if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking… … English dictionary
rattle something off — she can rattle off the complete list of Shakespeare s plays Syn: reel off, recite, list, fire off, run through, enumerate … Thesaurus of popular words
