Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
To save her skin, she confessed many details______ the record.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → off
Off the record means unofficially, not to be made public or written down; its opposite is "on the record". To save herself from trouble, she shared many details privately, on the condition that they would not be reported.
Complete sentence: To save her skin, she confessed many details off the record.
Example: The minister told the reporters, off the record, that the decision had already been taken.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: at — Incorrect. "At the record" is not an English expression; at marks a point in place or time.
Example: We met at the station.
Option 2: of — Incorrect. Of shows belonging or a part; "details of the record" would mean details belonging to a record, not a private confession.
Example: She read the last page of the book.
Option 4: in — Incorrect. In shows position inside something; details "in the record" would be written into an official record, which goes against saving her skin.
Example: The marks are kept in the school register.