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skip straight

American  

noun

Poker.
  1. a hand consisting of five cards following one another by two in order of denomination, as a five, seven, nine, jack, and king, being of special value in certain games.


Etymology

Origin of skip straight

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Whether U.S. officials in Mr. Fallon’s shoes today would bother haranguing a publication or skip straight to the digital gatekeepers running large social media companies is anyone’s guess.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2022

Other highlights come on the Medley of Raga Parameshwari and Raga Rangeshwari where we skip straight into some of Shankar’s most intricate harmonic phrasings before segueing into the calm meditations of Banaras Ghat.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2020

If for nostalgia you want to skip straight to Tarde now before reading the rest, I understand.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 12, 2020

“Can we skip straight to the AFC championship game? I can’t wait,” said Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2018

But, first and before all, the prologue ... after which we will skip straight to the fifth act, the capture or the escape of Arsène Lupin.

From The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective by Leblanc, Maurice

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