reel something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also reel)

1. to repeat a lot of information quickly and easily:
Jack reeled off a list of names.

2. informal to do something again and again:
The Yankees reeled off 14 straight wins.

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reel off
reel off (something)
1.
to say a list of things quickly and easily.
He reeled off the names and ages of his seven grandchildren.

2.
to do something quickly and easily.
In the American league, Boston has reeled off four straight victories.

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reel off something
reel off (something)
1.
to say a list of things quickly and easily.
He reeled off the names and ages of his seven grandchildren.

2.
to do something quickly and easily.
In the American league, Boston has reeled off four straight victories.

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reel off
to recite something quickly and accurately
I tried hard to reel off all of the events of the past week.

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reel off something
to recite something quickly and accurately
I tried hard to reel off all of the events of the past week.

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reel off
See: RATTLE OFF.
{v.} To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly.
When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order.

Joan memorized the "Gettysburg Address" so well that she could reel it off.

We asked the waitress what flavors of ice cream she had, and she rattled them off.

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