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skip straight

noun

Poker.
  1. a hand consisting of five cards following one another by two in order of denomination, as a five, seven, nine, jack, and king, being of special value in certain games.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skip straight1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Services such as Tinder or Hinge promise to ease, if not remove, irritating emotional friction to skip straight to the physical.

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Whether U.S. officials in Mr. Fallon’s shoes today would bother haranguing a publication or skip straight to the digital gatekeepers running large social media companies is anyone’s guess.

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Any attempt to skip straight to boosting replacement rates would take months to implement.

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If you’re using a tin, skip straight to step four – the jarred Spanish kind are pricey, but their buttery texture makes it worth it if you can run to the expense.

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The NHL and NBA, for example, might have to forgo the final weeks of their regular-season schedules and skip straight to the playoffs whenever they return.

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