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
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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
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“Out of the chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20chute. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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