off-the-wall
Adjective

off-the-wall

  1. (idiomatic) Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
    What kind of a harebrained, off-the-wall idea is that?
    She is a very off-the-wall character.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.
    • 2012, Reginald Pierce, The Paladin (page 204)
      All of their friends were amazed that they were familiar with a war hero. Some began to understand Chips' moods and drinking. His "off the wall" behaviour at times. And unknowingly they were "forgiving" him.
Translations Translations
  • German: daneben
  • Russian: ни в какие ворота



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