right out of the gate

Serbian translation: од самог почетка

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English term or phrase:right out of the gate
Serbian translation:од самог почетка
Entered by: Marijana Asanin

14:03 Oct 2, 2015
English to Serbian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: right out of the gate
I mean just right out of the gate, before we talk about all the thousands of changes, just sixteen verses are completely missing.
Marijana Asanin
Spain
Local time: 01:08
од самог почетка
Explanation:
out of the (starting) gate
at or from the very beginning out of the (starting) blocks The Jayhawks scored the first twelve points out of the gate.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting gate (a set of doors that open at the same time to allow horses to begin a race)
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/out of the gate
Right from the beginning; to do something from the start.
http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Right-Out-of-t...
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од самог почетка


Explanation:
out of the (starting) gate
at or from the very beginning out of the (starting) blocks The Jayhawks scored the first twelve points out of the gate.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting gate (a set of doors that open at the same time to allow horses to begin a race)
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/out of the gate
Right from the beginning; to do something from the start.
http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Right-Out-of-t...

Milena Taylor
Serbia
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