Phrase guide

straight out of the chute

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

immediately, from the very outset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • His ride on Bold Lancer started out just like he thought it would. The bull bucked straight out of the chute and slowly came around to the left. Clay remained in position, forward on his bull rope, spurs raking the bull’s side. It looked as if it was going to be an easy ride, albeit a low-scoring one. Bold Lancer had other ideas.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Taken from rodeo routines: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, before being released.