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.

Example Sentences

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She married Arthur Rothman right out of high school.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We pull it right out of our paychecks and it goes right into the account, just like you work for a company.”

From MarketWatch

“We hit it off big time right out the gate, talking about cartoons, sports,” Jordan recalled.

From Los Angeles Times

Their third son, Louis Robles, served in WWII, right out of high school.

From Los Angeles Times

Larry’s the pragmatic choice, but Luke is the romantic one, down to his handsome, chiseled features right out of a supermarket paperback.

From Salon

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