OUT-AND-OUT


Meaning of OUT-AND-OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈautndˈaut ]

{adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out-and-out conservative./ * /It was out-and-out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.