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Definition of
out-and-out adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
out-and-out
adjective
adjective
[
only before noun
]
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in every way
synonym
complete
What she said was an out-and-out lie.
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out-and-out
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down and out
adjective
down-and-out
noun
out and about
day in and day out
in and out (of something)
three strikes and you're out
go in one ear and out the other
eat somebody out of house and home
Idioms
out and about
day in and day out
in and out (of something)
three strikes and you're out
go in one ear and out the other
eat somebody out of house and home
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