It was an offhand remark, from someone who was not an expert.
However, he enjoyed the king's confidence throughout his reign, despite May's offhand remarks.
Instead, she has found herself on the defensive for a number of offhand remarks in that field.
But some of Smith's doodles and offhand remarks give one pause.
The matter at issue could just as easily have been a package of cashews, a woman, or even an offhand remark.
As the leader of Solidarity, he was known for making such offhand remarks, which were invariably taken back.
Her offhand remark fueled a national debate that is still unresolved.
The offhand remark was his best lesson of the day.
But his offhand remarks struck me as the height of ironic thinking.
Sometimes an offhand remark doesn't give away the patient so much as the doctor or nurse.