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fresh out of

fresh out of adjective: having recently left one stage of life to begin another.

Adjective

fresh out of

  1. (idiomatic) Having recently left one stage of life to begin another.
    • You can hardly expect someone fresh out of basic training to be a superhero who can see around every corner.
    • That boy was one of the new draft, fresh out of boot camp, and yet it was his duty to pass messages upon which the fate of a battle might depend.1955, C.S. Forester, The Good Shepherd, page 43
  2. (idiomatic) Having completely exhausted one's supply of (a commodity); especially, having just run out recently.
    • Customer: I'd like a sesame bagel, please. Waiter: Sorry, hon, we're fresh out of sesame. How about sourdough?
    • They've tried nothing and they're fresh out of ideas. [sarcastic comment about someone's lack of problem-solving skills]

Examples of fresh out of in a sentence

  • Students fresh out of college have highly specialized skills in newer technologies.1998, Gordon W. Fuller, Getting the Most Out of Your Consultant, page 191:
  • So if it was help Michael wanted, well, whoops, he was fresh out of luck.2003, James St. James, Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland, page 208:
  • ...Judy the receptionist had looked at me like I was a mental case trick-or-treater and she was fresh out of candy.2004, Al Sorci, Fishing the Muse, page 167:
  • Fear fun, fear love / Fresh out of fucks forever2018, Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, “Venice Bitch”, in Norman Fucking Rockwell!, performed by Lana Del Rey:

Questions about fresh out of

What does fresh out of mean?
Fresh out of means having recently left one stage of life to begin another.
How do you use fresh out of in a sentence?
Students fresh out of college have highly specialized skills in newer technologies.
What part of speech is fresh out of?
Fresh out of is an adjective.

Words near fresh out of in the dictionary

  1. fresh lumpia
  2. fresh lumpias
  3. Fresh Meadows
  4. fresh meat
  5. fresh off the boat
  6. fresh out of
  7. fresh pair of eyes
  8. Fresh Pond
  9. fresh pursuit
  10. fresh pursuits
  11. fresh start

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