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fresh out of fresh out (of something)1. Having no stock of a certain item or product because the last one has just been sold or used. I'm sorry, but it looks like we're fresh out! People are going crazy for these little gizmos. They checked their inventory, but apparently they're fresh out of the blender that's on sale.2. Having just completed a particular task or goal, often a level of education. This candidate is fresh out of college and has no teaching experience. I'm fresh out of swim practice, so I need to shower.See also: fresh, outfresh out ofAlso, clean out of. Recently or completely used up or unavailable. For example, Sorry, I'm fresh out of sugar and can't lend you any, or We're clean out of small change. [Colloquial; late 1800s] See also: fresh, of, outfresh out ofRecently or completely depleted. This American colloquialism from the late 1800s is generally used for a supply of something, as in “Sorry, we’re fresh out of that brand of cereal.” See also: fresh, of, out |