Meaning: audio recording

n.
a recording of just the sound

record Idiom, Proverb

break the record

do better than the previous record The coach believes Bev can break the record in long jump.

broken record

(See like a broken record)

like a broken record

repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!

off the record

not to be reported, not official What the President said is not to be printed. It's off the record.

track record

list of achievements, summary of career work Lou's track record is excellent. She was top seller last year.

on record

1． written down in a record记录在案的
We don't know when the famous writer was born，but the date of his death was on record．我们不知道这位名作家何时出生，但他的去世日期是有记录的。
It's on record that this summer was the hottest in 50 years．据记载，今年夏天是50年来最热的。
2． known to have said or done a certain thing人所共知的
That congressman is on record as an enemy of waste in government．那位国会议员以反对政府浪费而著名。

one for the record books

Idiom(s): one for the (record) books

Theme: SUPERLATIVE

a record-breaking act.
• What a dive! That's one for the record books.
• I've never heard such a funny joke. That's really one for the books.

for the record

Idiom(s): for the record

Theme: COMMENTS

so that (one's own version of) the facts will be known; so there will be a record of a particular fact. (This often is said when there are reporters present.)
• I'd like to say—for the record—that at no time have I ever accepted a bribe from anyone.
• For the record, I've never been able to get anything done around city hall without bribing someone.

Just for the record

If something is said to be just for the record, the person is saying it so that people know but does not necessarily agree with or support it.

break the record|break|record

v. phr. To set or to establish a new mark or record. Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home two gold medals from the Olympics.

go on record|go

v. phr. To make an official statement as opposed to an informal one; say something officially that may be quoted with the person's name added for reference. I want to go on record that I oppose the merger with the firm of Catwallender and Swartvik.

matter of record|matter|record

n. phr. A fact or event that is kept officially as a legal record. If you are convicted of speeding it becomes a matter of record. A birth certificate or a marriage license is a matter of record.

off the record|off|record

off the record¹ adv. phr. Confidentially. "Off the record," the boss said, "you will get a good raise for next year, but you'll have to wait for the official letter."
Antonym: ON RECORD, GO ON RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD.
off the record² adj. phr. Not to be published or told; secret; confidential. The president told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record.

Sometimes used with hyphens, before the noun. The governor was angry when a newspaper printed his off-the-record comments.

on record|on|record

adj. phr. 1. An official or recorded statement or fact; said for everyone to know. We do not know when the famous writer was born, but the date of his death is on record. The two candidates went on television to put their ideas on record. 2. Known to have said or done a certain thing.

Usually used with "as". The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise. The governor is on record as favoring the new highway. That congressman is on record as an enemy of waste in government.
Antonym: OFF THE RECORD.

go on record

go on record
Embrace a position publicly. For example, I want to go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection. It is also put as for the record, as in For the record, we support sending troops there. The record in both signifies either publication or public knowledge. Both expressions date from the first half of the 1900s, although slightly different phrases, such as put on record, are older. Also see just for the record; off the record.

record

record
see break the record; go on record; just for the record; off the record; set straight; track record.

set the record straight

set the record straight
see set straight.