idiomUKinformalIf you do something on thehoof, you do it while you aremovingabout or doing somethingelse, often without giving it theattentionitdeserves:顺便地,草草地I've got ameetingdowntownin 20minutesso I'll havelunchon thehoof.20分钟后我在市中心还有个会,所以只好在路上顺便吃午饭了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesNot expected or planned
abruptly
abruptness
ad hoc
ad hocism
ad hockery
extemporize
hoof
inconceivably
innocent
innocently
instinctive
instinctively
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneous
spontaneously
steepness
unannounced
unwitting
unwittingly
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