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flat out
flat outadv. Informal 1. In a direct manner; bluntly: told me the truth flat out.2. At top speed: running flat out.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | flat out - in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, roundly | | 2. | flat out - at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder"like blue murder |
flat outadverb1. Informal. In a direct, positive manner:emphatically, flat, flatly, positively.2. Informal. In a rapid way:apace, fast, posthaste, quick, quickly.Informal: hell-for-leather, lickety-split, pronto.Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire.adjectiveflat-outInformal. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: positive.Chiefly British: blooming.Translationsflat (flӕt) adjective1. level; without rise or fall. a flat surface. 平的 平的2. dull; without interest. She spent a very flat weekend. 無聊的 无聊的3. (of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic. a flat denial. 斷然的 断然的4. (of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air. His car had a flat tyre. 癟了的 瘪了的5. (of drinks) no longer fizzy. flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat. 走了氣的 走了气的6. slightly lower than a musical note should be. That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat. 降音的 降音的 adverb stretched out. She was lying flat on her back. 平直地 平直地 noun1. (American aˈpartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block. Do you live in a house or a flat? 一套房間 一套房间2. (in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower. 降半音 降半音3. a level, even part. the flat of her hand. 平坦部分 平坦部分4. (usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc. mud flats. 低窪沼澤地 低洼沼泽地ˈflatly adverb definitely; emphatically. She flatly denied it. 斷然地 断然地ˈflatten verb (often with out) to make or become flat. The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea. 變平 变平flat rate a fixed amount, especially one that is the same in all cases. He charged a flat rate for the work. 統一費率 统一价格，统一费率 flat out as fast, energetically etc as possible. She worked flat out. 傾全力 全速地，倾全力 flat out
flat out1. As fast as possible. Even if I ran flat out, there's no way I could catch her—she's the fastest runner in the heat.2. Bluntly or frankly. She flat out told us no, so I wouldn't ask her again.See also: flat, outflat out 1. clearly and definitely; holding nothing back. I told her flat out that I didn't like her. They reported flat out that the operation was a failure. 2. at top speed. How fast will this car go flat out? This car will hit about 110 miles per hour flat out.See also: flat, outflat out1. In a direct manner, bluntly. For example, He told the true story flat out. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] 2. At top speed, as in She was running flat out to catch the train. [Slang; c. 1930] See also: flat, outflat out 1 as fast or as hard as possible. informal 2 without hesitation or reservation; unequivocally. chiefly North American 1 1995 Independent Since August 1993 she has been working flat out on her latest three part documentary. 2 1993 Coloradoan She flat out said she didn't trust her fellow board members. See also: flat, outflat ˈout (informal)
1 as fast as possible; with all the energy, strength, etc. you have: If I worked flat out, I could get all the repairs done today.
2 lying down, especially because you are ill or extremely tired: He was flat out on the bed.
3 (especially American English) in a definite and direct way; completely: I told him flat out ‘No’. ♢ It’s a 30-year mortgage, which we just flat out can’t handle.See also: flat, outflat out1. mod. totally. We were all flat out disgusted. 2. mod. at top speed. If we run flat out, we can get there before dusk. See also: flat, outflat outThoroughly, outright; also, using all one’s resources, at full speed. An early recorded use of this adverbial phrase in 1932 (according to the OED) was in connection with automobile racing—that is, “driving flat out,” meaning as fast as possible. Presumably it alluded to a straight and level run of track, allowing full speed. This sense was soon transferred in such locutions as “They worked flat out to get the job done in time.” In succeeding decades the expression began to be used adjectivally in the sense of outright, as in “His last book was a flat-out failure” or “That’s a flat-out lie.”See also: flat, outEncyclopediaSeeflatflat out
Synonyms for flat outadv in a direct, positive mannerSynonyms- emphatically
- flat
- flatly
- positively
adv in a rapid waySynonyms- apace
- fast
- posthaste
- quick
- quickly
- hell-for-leather
- lickety-split
- pronto
adj completely such, without qualification or exceptionSynonyms- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damned
- dead
- downright
- flat
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- sheer
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unbounded
- unequivocal
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unreserved
- utter
- positive
- blooming
Synonyms for flat outadv in a blunt direct mannerSynonyms- bluffly
- bluntly
- brusquely
- roundly
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