Lexic.us

Definition of Straight off

1. Adverb. Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening. "Come here now!"

Straight Off Pictures

Click any thumbnail below to go to the full-sized version of that picture or photo:

Loading...

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straight Off

straights straightway straight and narrow straight angle straight arch straight arrow straight chain straight chair straight face straight flush

straight flute straight hang straight life insurance straight line straight man straight off (current term) straight person straight pin straight poker straight razor

straight shooter straight sinus straight ticket straik straiked straiking straiks strain strained strainer

Literary usage of Straight off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trilby by George Du Maurier (1894)
"Now go straight off to one of those tuck shops, and tuck in as big a supper as you possibly can. Some people prefer Baratte. I prefer Bordier myself. ..."

2. Frank Schley's American Partridge and Pheasant Shooting by Frank Schley (1877)
"When a Partridge rises and goes straight off, if it is within twenty-five or ... A Partridge flying straight off is a very uncertain shot to kill—you have ..."

3. Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. Senate (1872)
"I went right out and went straight to шу room and went straight off. Question. Was the blindfold taken off? Answer. Yes, sir ; there was no initiation about ..."

4. Besieged by the Boers: A Diary of Life and Events in Kimberley During the Siege by Evelyn Oliver Ashe (1900)
"I drove straight off to the house he told me, ... I put them both into the cart and sent them straight off to the hospital, and was then told that the ..."

Other Resources Relating to: Straight off