flat-out
adjective/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
[only before noun] (especially North American English)- definite and direct; complete
- His story was full of contradictions and flat-out lies.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFlat-out is used with these nouns:- lie
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