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go off-script

[/ɡoʊ ɔf skrɪpt/]
verb
sair do roteiro
1. to deviate from a prepared plan, speech, or set of instructions; to improvise or act unexpectedly
The actor went off-script during the live broadcast and made the audience laugh.
O ator saiu do roteiro durante a transmissão ao vivo e fez a plateia rir.
2. to act in an unpredictable or unconventional manner; to break from expected behavior
The candidate went off-script with controversial remarks at the press conference.
O candidato saiu do roteiro com observações controversas na coletiva de imprensa.
NYC Slang
go rogue
Synonyms
improvisedeviatead-libwing itbreak from protocoldiverge from the plan
Antonyms
stick to the scriptfollow protocoladhere to the planstay on message

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sair do roteiro
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
sair do roteiro / improvisar
colloquially also 'dar uma saída' or 'cair fora do script'
São Paulo
sair do roteiro
formal and business contexts commonly used
Portugal
sair do guião
Portuguese equivalent using 'guião' instead of 'roteiro'

Related Idioms & Phrases

break from the script
ad-lib
wing it
go rogue
think on your feet
play it by ear
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