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straight out of the chute

straight out of the chute adverb: immediately, from the very outset.

Adverb

straight out of the chute (not comparable)

  1. (US, idiomatic) immediately, from the very outset.
    • His ride on Bold Lancer started out just like he thought it would. The bull bucked straight out of the chute and slowly came around to the left. Clay remained in position, forward on his bull rope, spurs raking the bull’s side. It looked as if it was going to be an easy ride, albeit a low-scoring...
    Synonyms:
    off the bat § Synonyms

Synonyms of straight out of the chute

  • off the bat § Synonyms

Origin of straight out of the chute

Taken from rodeo routines: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, before being released.

Questions about straight out of the chute

What does straight out of the chute mean?
Straight out of the chute means immediately, from the very outset.
What part of speech is straight out of the chute?
Straight out of the chute is an adverb.

Words near straight out of the chute in the dictionary

  1. straight lines
  2. straight man
  3. straight men
  4. straight off
  5. straight out
  6. straight out of the chute
  7. straight out of the gate
  8. straight peen hammer
  9. straight peen hammers
  10. straight piano
  11. straight pianos

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