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adjective
Date: 1906
1. being or going at maximum effort or speed
2. out-and-out, downright <it was a flat-out lie>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
flat-out
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flat-out — adj. downright; plain; unqualified; as, a flat out lie. Syn: out and out, outright. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flat-out — /flat owt /, adj. Informal. 1. moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all out: a flat out effort by all contestants. 2. downright; thoroughgoing: Many of the paintings were flat out forgeries. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
flat out — INFORMAL ► as hard or as fast as possible: »Towards the end of the project the whole department was working flat out to meet the deadlines. Main Entry: ↑flat … Financial and business terms
flat out — adverb Date: 1932 1. in a blunt and direct manner ; openly < called flat out for revolution National Review > 2. at top speed or peak performance < the car does 180 m.p.h. flat out > 3. (usually flat out) absolutely, downright usually used as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flat out — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, a toute outrance, absolute, absolutely, admitting no exception, all hollow, all out, all the way, all out, apace, at full blast, at full drive, at full speed, at full throttle, beyond all bounds, beyond… … Moby Thesaurus
flat out — adverb a) At top speed. After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath. b) bluntly, no holds barred She thought it was best to tell him she didnt love him flat out … Wiktionary
flat-out — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. * /The student told his teacher flat out that he was not listening to her./ 2. At top speed; as fast as possible. * /He saw two men running flat out from the wild rhinoceros./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flat-out — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. * /The student told his teacher flat out that he was not listening to her./ 2. At top speed; as fast as possible. * /He saw two men running flat out from the wild rhinoceros./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flat-out — adj. Flat out is used with these nouns: ↑lie … Collocations dictionary
Flat out like a lizard drinking — flat out, be (very) busy (originally sarcastically); do something very fast … Dictionary of Australian slang
