straight-out
adjective
thoroughgoing.
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straight out
straight outsee right out.
straight-out
American
[streyt-out]
/ ˈstreɪtˈaʊt /
adjective
Informal.
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thoroughgoing.
a straight-out Democrat.
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frank; aboveboard.
straight-out
British
adjective
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complete; thoroughgoing
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frank or honest
straight out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of straight-out
1830–40, from phrase straight out
Example Sentences
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“This investigation is based on nothing but false and misleading statements and straight-out lies from activists, including their attorneys,” Bianco said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
“It’s a straight-out fight as it has been for the entire year,” said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
In the town of Cicely, there are very few people that are portrayed as just straight-out bad.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2020
Like, just straight-out asked him, “What do you think of a show where we interview celebrities while making them eat violently hot chicken wings?”
From The Verge ● Oct. 31, 2019
Some mediums straight-out confessed to fraud in newspapers, books, or magazines.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The two of them live on-site in what looks like a family home straight out of a 1990s Disney film, a white colonial home with blue shutters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
On the day he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals straight out of high school in 2021, Joshua Báez said he wanted to reach the majors in as little as two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
She began writing straight out of college, freelanced for years and eventually followed a path taken by many young Filipinos: joining a multinational in the country's booming outsourcing industry.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They include novices straight out of education, laid-off construction workers and barbecue business owners seeking new inspiration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The force of the scream sent Jack flying past the knight and straight out the giant’s gaping mouth.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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