- on the back of an envelope
- quickly and without thinking about all the details
The proposal was no doubt drawn up on the back of an envelope.
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on the back of an envelope
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on the back of an envelope — (informal) Said of a calculation that is performed quickly and without scrupulous regard to accuracy • • • Main Entry: ↑envelop * * * on the back of an envelope phrase quickly and without thinking about all the details The proposal was no doubt… … Useful english dictionary
Back-of-the-envelope calculation — The phrase back of the envelope calculations refers to rough calculations that, while not rigorous, test or support a point. They are far more than a guess but far less than a proof. The phrase is generally used in mathematics, physics and… … Wikipedia
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back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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envelope */*/ — UK [ˈenvələʊp] / US [ˈenvəˌloʊp] / US [ˈɑnvəˌloʊp] noun [countable] Word forms envelope : singular envelope plural envelopes 1) a flat paper case for a letter or document, with a part that you stick down to close it before you write an address on … English dictionary
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