flat out
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[edit] English
[edit] Adverb
flat out (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) At top speed.
- After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath.
- (idiomatic) Bluntly, no holds barred, totally.
- She thought it was best to tell him she didn't love him flat out.
- He was flat out furious when his car was stolen.
- (idiomatic, Australian) Lazy, sleeping.
- flat out (like a lizard in the sun) - doing absolutely nothing
