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out-and-out

[out-n-out, -nd-out] / ˈaʊt nˈaʊt, -ndˈaʊt /


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Out-and-out striker Cameron Jerome replaced Hleb for the second period as Birmingham sought to play more on the front foot.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2011

Out-and-out beggars get taken care of, but poor gentle folks fare badly, because they won't ask, and people don't dare to offer charity.

From Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May

Out-and-out apostles of Atheism were they, and one of the first books they printed was Ludwig Buchner's.

From Comrade Kropotkin by Robinson, Victor




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