Synonyms

straight off

British

adverb

informal without deliberation or hesitation

tell me the answer straight off

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straight off Idioms

Also, straight away. Immediately, as in I knew straight off that he was lying, or I'll get to the dishes straight away. The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the mid-1600s.

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straight off

“Heated Rivalry” hottie, Connor Storrie, wore an outfit that looked straight off the rack at your local H&M, but honestly, who cares?

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

Her catastrophically timed and shockingly slow run in the event she usually owns dropped her two-woman U.S. team from first down to fourth place and straight off the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“He was a barista straight out of the coffee shop. ‘Shine’ is straight off all his Grammys and his big songwriting career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

He wrote on social media that he wanted "to set the record straight off the back of yesterday".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

“I remember when she came to visit us in Boston. She was dressed in a pink romper suit and her hair stuck up straight off her head. Johnny wasn’t born till three weeks later.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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