- straight out of something
- similar in type to something
The band's sound is straight out of the 60s.
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straight out of something — phrase similar in type to something The band’s sound is straight out of the 60s. Thesaurus: similar and similarlysynonym Main entry: straight … Useful english dictionary
straight out of the chute — adverb something done immediately, or from the beginning . Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate: His ride… … Wiktionary
step out of something — step out of/from/something phrase if someone seems to have stepped out of a book, film etc, they seem to be very much like a character from it characters that might have stepped straight out of Dickens Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as … Useful english dictionary
step out from something — step out of/from/something phrase if someone seems to have stepped out of a book, film etc, they seem to be very much like a character from it characters that might have stepped straight out of Dickens Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as … Useful english dictionary
out of hospital — out of hospital/school/college/etc phrase used for saying that someone is no longer in hospital at school etc He’s out of hospital, but he can’t go back to work. just/straight out of something (=having recently left) … Useful english dictionary
out of school — out of hospital/school/college/etc phrase used for saying that someone is no longer in hospital at school etc He’s out of hospital, but he can’t go back to work. just/straight out of something (=having recently left) … Useful english dictionary
out of college — out of hospital/school/college/etc phrase used for saying that someone is no longer in hospital at school etc He’s out of hospital, but he can’t go back to work. just/straight out of something (=having recently left) … Useful english dictionary
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… … English dictionary
out — out1 [ aut ] function word *** Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the yard. He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. The house was silent and all the lights were out. in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
