toss off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to write something quickly and with apparent ease

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   toss something off / toss off something

   Usage: The quickly written piece is the object: toss off a poem, toss it off. This informal writing sense describes apparent ease.

   She could toss off a witty poem while the rest of us chose our words.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She could toss off a witty poem while the rest of us chose our words.

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