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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

That decline is exacerbated by a drop in the percentage of students who are choosing college right out of high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“He walked right out from under me on two occasions with no security at all,” said the former official, who requested anonymity to discuss operations in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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

This icy, jostling wagon ride had shaken the last bit of humor right out of my bones.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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