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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“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

They brushed past the head coach, refusing to join in, walking straight off.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

I punched it straight off the lot, this Hummer with only two motors and only 570 horsepower, which didn’t matter much, because traffic was a knot and we could barely move.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

Some just lost straight off from the beginning.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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