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toss off

To deliver in an offhand manner.
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Tyrion tells him a great house (the Tyrells) has already been wiped out of history. “Don’t let it happen again.” But he says it like a trusted authority, a casual command, not taking the boy seriously. Basically, he tosses off the line, expecting that to be the end of the conversation

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'toss off':

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