Off The Top Of My Head

Off The Top Of My Head

Welcome to English in a minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.

What would you think if you heard this:

Off the top of my head.

There is nothing on he head.

But let’s see if we can find out what she means.

Do you know Tom’s email address?

I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head, but I have it in my contacts list on my computer.

Can I send it to you later?

Sure. That would be great. Thanks.

“Off the top of my head”

is a common phrase that means I am trying to remember somthing, and to give you a quick answer.

But if a person’s memory is bad, sometimes the information off the top of something’s head is wrong.

So it’s best to confirm it.