ADVERB
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in a blunt direct manner
he spoke bluntly
he stated his opinion flat-out
he was criticized roundly -
at top speed
he ran flat out to catch the bus
he was off down the road like blue murder
How To Use flat out In A Sentence
- We've been working flat out on the disposal process. Times, Sunday Times
- And I heard remarkable stories of distinguished Marxist academics at other schools who flat out refused to teach undergraduate courses.
- The campaign is flat out, and so is the prime minister, a whirlwind of argument, arms flailing, fingers stabbing.
- It proved a spectacular and adrenalized experience, running flat out. William Bradley: Iowa Then and Now
- We ran flat out for about half a mile before we could throw them off.
- You can't have five cars aquaplaning down the straight, and all the cars going flat out behind them.
- Nevertheless, electrical shops were going flat out to convert more households to the TV age.
- So now, when you see him, just wink or say flat out "salut"...et pour le bouton, put some toothpaste on it, it will help dry it. ohhhh, and were you referencing "la vie des autres" ? My weekend with Downstairs Guy
- You should try to work at an even rate instead of taking it easy one day and working flat out the next.
- But none of them have held that the Supreme Court has actually ruled that off-campus speech is subject to the Tinker disruptiveness analysis, and your claim that a court would simply dismiss an argument to the contrary is flat out wrong. The Volokh Conspiracy » School Board Violating California Law?