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Today’s phrasal verb is rattle off. When you rattle something off, it means you say or list things quickly and easily – usually without stopping to think much. It’s like when someone just fires off information from memory.
Like, my friend Lisa is amazing with dates. You can ask her about any historical event, and she’ll rattle off the exact year it happened.
And my coworker Tom can rattle off ten phrasal verbs in thirty seconds – no problem at all.
Here’s a pronunciation tip: rattle off – ra-dl-off. The T sound of rattle is a flap T sound, and the L sound of links with off, so it sounds like ra-dloff.
So how about you? Is there something you can rattle off – maybe song lyrics, movie quotes, or English phrasal verbs?
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Question: What does the phrasal verb rattle off mean?
Answer: Rattle off means you say or list things quickly and easily – usually without stopping to think much.
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