off the reel

off the reel

1. old-fashioned In a row; consecutively. Used especially in reference to sporting events. The champion golfer managed to shoot six birdies off the reel. What a way to start the tournament.
2. old-fashioned In a continuous flow or manner, without interruption. The leader spouted his newest edict off the reel, such that all in attendance struggled to grasp the entirety of his speech.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

off the reel

1 without stopping, in an uninterrupted course or succession. 2 immediately, quickly.
1 1946 Sunday Dispatch Won six races off the reel for Wembley Cubs.
See also: off, reel
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • giggle soup
  • giggle water
  • laughing soup
  • laughing water
  • reel off
  • (Well,) I'll be durned!
  • a bit of crackling
  • fashion
  • I'll be blowed
References in classic literature
He knew that Gossett would win the necessary ten holes off the reel. It was saddening, but it was a scientific fact.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
Shortly after my wife Fran put the marlin rig back in the propwash she called, "There is something wrong with this rod!" As I looked over, the rod was bent in half and the line was screaming off the reel.
Final destination: the marlin lure that would not escape
It was fascinating to watch the line fly off the reel as the handle whirled backwards at a blinding speed.
Hooked for life
When the line starts to strip off the reel (you'll hear a clicking sound and notice line coming off of the reel), the weight reading on the scale will show the drag's current setting.
Learn to fish: supplement your diet and have fun outdoors: local angling spots can deliver valuable protein to your table and memorable tales about the ones that didn't get away
The Tigers showed their determination to crush the Bulldogs right off the reel by rampaging to a 15-2 lead then stretched their advantage to 48-32 in the third quarter.
UAAP title duel for Tigers, Tamaraws since 1979
Kevin continues "The drag was set reasonably tight but you wouldn't have known it as the line now started to scream off the reel, the fish realising that there was more to lunch than she first anticipated!
Murchison falls, Uganda produces Nile Perch record
To make them whistle through the rings on opening day, each fly line should be taken off the reel and washed down in warm water.
The reel deal; RECORD ANGLING
The anglers, all from the Sunderland Skuba Centre, were about five miles off and had a few codling and ling to 5lbwhen Andy Jewitt, who was winding in a small pouting, discovered his line was being stripped off the reel by a Porbeagle Shark which had taken the pouting.
Open is Shore to be a major occasion
It was like hooking a car, the line just streamed off the reel."
233/4lb trout set to put Ceri in the record book
"When a spring Chinook hits the plug, let it bite until he pulls line off the reel," Martin said.
Spring of the royal king
Sweet William Alan Swinbank took the honours with a double, courtesy of First Rock and William Haigh, who, landing his fourth win off the reel, lifted the feature race, the 1m handicap.
Even Stevens keeps ball rolling for Dixon; Southwell
As line ripped off the reel, he had to remember everything dad had taught him to stop the run.
Lennon's bass playing in tune; FISHING
"I felt a massive pull and the line screamed off the reel for 10 seconds as it ran away from me.
I was dragged out to sea by 6ft shark.. it was just like Jaws! ANGLER HOOKED BEAST OFF THE DEVON COAST
Step off the reel and Mukherjee is equally feisty - despite her career nose-diving in the last two years.
I am a Bengali tigress, says Rani
Whether it was the after-effects of bowling 14 overs off the reel to halt Australia's charge at the Oval, or whether the never-ending spin cycle of the international game has caught up with him.
England needs Flintoff's 'aura' to win Ashes 2009, says Gilchrist