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I am good in bed - I don't snore. I don't take the duvet. I just lay there and go straight off to sleep. That's all you want out of a bloke.
Len Goodman

Meaning of "straight off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAIGHT OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAIGHT OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Straight off is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES STRAIGHT OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of straight off in the English dictionary

The definition of straight off in the dictionary is without deliberation or hesitation.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAIGHT OFF

straight and narrow
straight angle
straight arm lift
straight arrow
straight away
straight bat
straight chain
straight chair
straight face
straight fight
straight flush
straight joint
straight man
straight men
straight razor
straight shooter
straight ticket
straight up
straight-acting
straight-arm

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAIGHT OFF

cart off
cut off
fight off
float off
get off
hit it off
hit off
let off
on and off
point off
put off
right off
set off
show off
start off
sweat off
take off
tell someone where to get off
turn off
worst off

Synonyms and antonyms of straight off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «straight off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAIGHT OFF

Find out the translation of straight off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of straight off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «straight off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

directamente de
570 millions of speakers

English

straight off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीधे बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مباشرة قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с ходу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em linha reta fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোজা বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´emblée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lurus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gerade aus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストレートオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

똑바로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sakcara langsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẳng ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேராக ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरळ बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

derhal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

getto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prosto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з ходу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

direct de pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατ ´ευθείαν από
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reguit af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rakt av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rett av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of straight off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIGHT OFF»

The term «straight off» is regularly used and occupies the 64.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIGHT OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about straight off

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3 QUOTES WITH «STRAIGHT OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word straight off.
1
Len Goodman
I am good in bed - I don't snore. I don't take the duvet. I just lay there and go straight off to sleep. That's all you want out of a bloke.
2
Nas
Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words.
3
Adam Rickitt
I was stuck with looking like a girl. As soon as I got out of music it was straight off to the hairdressers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAIGHT OFF»

Discover the use of straight off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to straight off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Synonym Finder
16. straight off straightaway. See straightaway (def. 2). straightaway, adj. 1. straight. See straight (def. 1). — adv. 2. immediately, Inf. immediately if not sooner , now, right now, right away, at once, this minute or instant, summarily, forthwith, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
OSee also straightaway 2 straight away/off © mainly uk immediately: I knew straight away what you were thinking. We don t need to go straight off - we can stay for a little while. CLEAR© 3 clearly: You know you ve had too much to drink when ...
‎2008
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
He just likes to have facials done! straight off straight out straight off (also: straight away) at once; without delay: The butler went straight off to Granny, and gave her notice: and she actually raised his wages, and prayed him to stop. straight out ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Untitled
cSee also straightaway 2 straight away/off . I mainly uk immediately: Iknewstraight away what you were thinking. * We don'tneedtogo straight off - we can stay for a little while. cleark 3 clearly: You know you've had too much to drink when you ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... straight off without thinking, researching, etc • couldn't say straight off. straight out without any equivocation; bluntly • asked her straight out if she was seeing someone else. straight up colloq honestly; really, the straight and narrow the honest ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Right on Target: Taking Dog Training to a New Level
Remember to vary the number of times the dog has to touch, your location in relationship to the dog, and to release the dog straight off the equipment. . Gradually increase the height of the equipment to its full height. . Add the cue name of the ...
Mandy Book, Cheryl Smith, 2006
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Chambers Idioms
straight away immediately: Do it straight away. straight from the horse's mouth see horse. straight off (inf) without deliberation: / knew straight off that she was telling a lie. straight out (inf) frankly: / Im- her straight out that she was talking ...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
straight away immediately. • straight off without thinking, researching, etc □ couldn't say straight off. • straight out without any equivocation; bluntly □ asked her straight out if she was seeing someone else. • straight talking colloq conversation ...
9
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... straight-from-the-shoulder 4 syn CLEAR 5, apparent, distinct, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal straightly adv syn DIRECTLY 1, dead, direct, due, right, straight, undeviatingly straight off adv syn AWAY 3, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease: ...
The PA view is particularly useful for defects, shunts, branches or collateral vessels arising straight off the lateral walls of the descending aorta. 12 The straight PA view provides a good initial view of the coronary arteries-either from an aortic ...
Charles E. Mullins, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAIGHT OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term straight off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Straight off the Vine: Neil Cammies
I started sanding down my decking to give it a new lease of life this week and with this symbolic gesture I'm finally admitting that we may be moving into the ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
2
Person posing as building superintendent steals pricey painting in …
A high-end painting — straight off a FedEx delivery truck — was stolen on delivery at a Tribeca address Monday morning, police said. The suspected thief was ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
ZINK: Menzies wins his third straight Off Road race at Lake Elsinore
LAKE ELSINORE â€" Bryce Menzies is starting to feel right at home in Lake Elsinore, winning his third consecutive Pro 2 class race Saturday afternoon at the ... «Press-Enterprise, May 15»
4
Straight Off The Dome: Lenny Randle's Hip-Hop Crusade Against …
If you were in the position of ensuring the continued metro-area enthusiasm for an early 1980s Seattle Mariners team—and you should thank whatever deity ... «VICE, May 15»
5
Holy Crap This Storm Was So Strong It Blew A Train Straight Off A …
An incredibly powerful storm just blew through Louisiana, bringing not only heavy rain and clouds so thick they turned day into night, but also monstrously ... «Jalopnik, Apr 15»
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Blotter: An acid trip straight off the balcony
Blotter o' the Week: A man returned to his apartment one day and found out his roommate had taken some acid. He says the roommate stripped naked, jumped ... «Charleston City Paper, Mar 15»
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Nashville's Alocodaman Drops 'Straight Off the Porch' & “I Am” Video
We recently heard two loosies from Nashville native Alocodaman's Straight Off the Porch, which is his first ever full length project. The first two leaks, “Want It All” ... «The Source, Mar 15»
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Flow Kana Brings You Pot Straight Off The Farm
Think of it as the first “farm-to-bowl” concept. Flow Kana just launched an on-demand medical cannabis delivery service that skips the brick-and-mortar ... «TechCrunch, Feb 15»
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Sienna Miller wears Oscar de la Renta dress straight off the catwalk
Peter Copping debuted his first collection for Oscar de la Renta on Thursday, and one of his dresses has already made it to the Oscars. Sienna Miller turned up ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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Can-do Rexam should run with the Ball — straight off the stock market
Emmet Brickowski, rectilinear hero of last year's Lego Movie, imagined he was a crucial member of his construction gang. After he disappeared, no one could ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»

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