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Flat out   /flæt aʊt/   Listen
Flat out

adverb
1.
In a blunt direct manner.  Synonyms: bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, roundly.  "He stated his opinion flat-out" , "He was criticized roundly"
2.
At top speed.  Synonym: like blue murder.  "He was off down the road like blue murder"






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"Flat out" Quotes from Famous Books



... you, 'n' I wish you'd been there to see their faces. Mrs. Macy drew first, seein' 't it was her plan, 'n' she was awful put out over gettin' Henry Ward Beecher. Seems she was countin' on using her trundle-bed, 'n' she said right flat out 't she must use her trundle-bed, 'n' so she jus' up 'n' put Henry Ward Beecher right straight back in the sugar-bowl. Mrs. Sweet drew next, 'n' 'f she didn't get Henry Ward Beecher too, 'n' she was madder yet 'cause she was intendin' to have her child sleep with Emma, 'n' she said ...
— Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop • Anne Warner



Words linked to "Flat out" :   brusquely, like blue murder, bluntly



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