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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

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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

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

From Golf Digest Jan. 12, 2020

Instead, I’ll skip straight to the bottom line: You can enjoy a decent automated pour-over coffee on the Barisieur, but it will require more effort than perhaps you expected.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2019

Don’t skip straight to the ramen at Bantam King, the chicken-soup restaurant from the same team as Daikaya.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2017

"I have always wanted to visit Washington, but, with all our travels, we have managed to skip straight to our destinations without stopping anywhere."

From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard

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