out of the chute
idiom
US, informal
: since the very beginning
He was successful (right) out of the chute.
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Right out of the chute, the hike delivers amazing 360-degree vistas, dominated by 7,818-foot Mingus Mountain in the west and the sprawling Verde Valley to the north.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
That unit will face a serious test almost right out of the chute with a Week 2 trip to Cincinnati.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
Considered one of the key offseason moves in a trade with Seattle in early December, Narváez got lost at the plate coming out of the chute and never found his way back.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2020
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
Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
That unit will face a serious test almost right out of the chute with a Week 2 trip to Cincinnati.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
Considered one of the key offseason moves in a trade with Seattle in early December, Narváez got lost at the plate coming out of the chute and never found his way back.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2020
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
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