- flat out
- Flat outIf you work flat out, you work as hard and fast as you possibly can.
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flat-out — adj. downright; plain; unqualified; as, a flat out lie. Syn: out and out, outright. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flat out — adverb Date: 1932 1. in a blunt and direct manner ; openly < called flat out for revolution National Review > 2. at top speed or peak performance < the car does 180 m.p.h. flat out > 3. (usually flat out) absolutely, downright usually used as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flat-out — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. * /The student told his teacher flat out that he was not listening to her./ 2. At top speed; as fast as possible. * /He saw two men running flat out from the wild rhinoceros./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flat-out — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. * /The student told his teacher flat out that he was not listening to her./ 2. At top speed; as fast as possible. * /He saw two men running flat out from the wild rhinoceros./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flat-out — adjective Date: 1906 1. being or going at maximum effort or speed 2. out and out, downright < it was a flat out lie > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flat Out (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Flat Out Type = Album Artist = Buck Dharma Released = 1982 Recorded = 1981 Genre = Pop Length = 38:21 Label = Portrait Records Producer = Donald Roeser Reviews = Last album = This album = Flat Out (1982) Next album = Flat… … Wikipedia
Flat Out (John Scofield album) — Infobox Album | Name = Flat Out Type = Studio Album Artist = John Scofield Released = July 14, 1989 (US) (CD) (LP) Recorded = A R Recording, New York, New York in December 1988 Genre = Jazz Length = 50:59 (CD) Label = Gramavision Records Producer … Wikipedia
To flat out — Flat Flat, v. i. 1. To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) To fall form the pitch. [1913 Webster] {To flat out}, to fail from a promising beginning; to make a bad ending; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flat — (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flat arch — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flat cap — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
