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right out

Idioms

Also, straight out. Plainly, without holding back, as in He told her right out that he couldn't run for another term, or When Jan told us she wanted to study medicine, Dad said straight out that he couldn't afford medical school.

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right out

“She just pushed that duct tape up and shimmied right out of that chair,” Roebuck recalls.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Especially when, after telling Max that she is going snorkeling, Sara gets left behind amid a bloom of jellyfish right out of “Finding Nemo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Ah, I remember having the same question when I was applying for jobs right out of college: How are you supposed to get experience if no one will give it to you?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

You could pick that wording right out of the Premier League handbook.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“There’s a creek right out back,” said Sprinkles.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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