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Flat out

A total failure.

📖 Definitions of "Flat out"

noun
  1. 1

    A total failure.

  2. 2

    A baked portion of flatbread; a baked item that is not meant to rise.

  3. 3

    A wrap, an item of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

  4. 4

    A section of piste that is relatively flat, causing or allowing skiers to slow down.

verb
  1. 1

    To fail after a promising beginning; to disappoint expectations.

adjective
  1. 1

    Complete, total, downright.

  2. 2

    Very busy.

  3. 3

    Lazy, sleeping.

    "flat out (like a lizard in the sun) - doing absolutely nothing"

adverb
  1. 1

    At top speed.

    "After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath."

  2. 2

    Bluntly, no holds barred, totally, outright.

    "He was flat out furious when his car was stolen."

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