out of the chute

idiom

US, informal

: since the very beginning

He was successful (right) out of the chute.

Example Sentences

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Though manager Bob Melvin will be questioned for going with Clevinger and Sean Manaea out of the chute, not many options existed. —Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022

Jerry Jones has always tested boundaries, not only as the wheeling-and-dealing owner of the Dallas Cowboys and influential backer of the NFL’s return to Los Angeles, but as a youngster on the loose in El Segundo, a 5-year-old buckaroo out of the chute. —Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021

Right-hander Freddy Peralta is first out of the chute and he is matched up against new L.A. ace Trevor Bauer (3-0, 2.53). —Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2021

First out of the chute will presumably be a Range Rover high-luxury SUV; dealers will start taking orders for it later this year. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023

At a Virginia bull riding event in September, a bull with a rider on its back fell to the ground after charging out of the chute, crushing its leg beneath its body. —Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2022

The Eagles are putting their rookie quarterback in a tough situation right out of the chute against the Saints and their (lately) tyrannical defense. —Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2020

The skinny: The Broncos will have a tough chore right out of the chute, taking on The Woodlands Christian, which is a classification larger in the TAPPS football alignment. —Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2020

For that reason, MLB will enforce all of the new rules out of the chute in spring training. —Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023

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