To take a portion from the gross. Similar to "skim off the top" but without the secrecy.
Whatever you guys bring in, us five get one each, off the top. So you bring in 30, us five get one each, which leaves 25 to spread around and whatever's left, you keep.
Adverb
Verb when pared with an object like this ; ‘ Off the top of my head’
1. to suddenly arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully, but form an approximate judgment of it, such as the worth, amount, size, weight, value etc.,
2. To Guess; or suddenly conjecture about correctly.
3. to quickly think, believe, or suppose; Come up with
That song was a freestyle. It came straight ‘off the top’ of my head!
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.