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

Rotisserie chicken is a beloved kitchen staple, whether you eat it straight off the bone or incorporate it into your favorite dishes.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 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

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

That was my first trip to a real bookstore and the first time I owned a new book straight off a shelf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

If she had been a witch, she would have leaped straight off the mountain.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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