skip straight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skip straight
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
We may as well skip straight to the semi-final between Nadal and Federer, who’s flown through the first set against Mikhail Youzhny 6-1.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 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 Lieut. Howard Payton
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