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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Example Sentences

“We’ve been focused on growing our alternatives business,” says Wellington’s CEO Jean Hynes, who joined the firm in 1991, fresh out of Wellesley College.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The bestselling novelist co-wrote this soapy adaptation of her own book, following a mother fresh out of prison who attempts to reconnect with her young daughter—and starts to fall for the dead father’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Matt Schodorf told me he was fresh out of whistles, and I thought of Clem, who agreed to meet me at Cafe de Leche with a special delivery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

He is fabulous, he gives great assessments, he’s enthusiastic, he is smart, and I will just say that anybody going into the ICU fresh out of nursing school—you’re gonna deal with very sick patients.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

A new pack fresh out of the box, arranged by suit and in sequence from ace to king, can be said to be in its ordered state.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson