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fresh out of

Idioms  
  1. Also, clean out of. Recently or completely used up or unavailable. For example, Sorry, I'm fresh out of sugar and can't lend you any, or We're clean out of small change. [Colloquial; late 1800s]


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His attorneys cited Rhodes’ military service - Rhodes joined the Army fresh out of high school and served nearly three years before he was honorably discharged in January 1986 after breaking his back in a parachuting accident.

From Washington Times

His attorneys cited Rhodes’ military service — Rhodes joined the Army fresh out of high school and served nearly three years before he was honorably discharged in January 1986 after breaking his back in a parachuting accident.

From Seattle Times

Driver George is fresh out of training, having only had about three months of real-world training.

From BBC

“Back in the very late ’60s, when I was fresh out of the UW, I worked swing shift at United Airlines reservations … my then-boyfriend would occasionally pick me up when I got off work at about 12:30 a.m. and take me to the original El Gaucho at Seventh and Olive for the Hunt Breakfast, which was only served between 1 and 4 a.m.

From Seattle Times

Students fresh out of high school had an easier time remembering chemistry and math, Purvis said, but she hadn’t studied those subjects for 10 years.

From Seattle Times