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STRAIGHT-2 (REVISION)

13 / 04 / 2010

STRAIGHT-2 (REVISION): meaning and examples

Good morning. Today we continue our review of some common expressions and words related to straight.

Today's expression is: straight away

It means: to do something directly and immediately.

As you can see, straight away has a similar meaning to yesterday's adverb straight. However, straight away is a more common expression because we can combine it with any verb to indicate that we do something immediately. The position of straight away is generally AFTER the verb phrase.

Example 1:
I like to wash the dishes straight away after finishing a meal.

Example 2:
As soon as the meeting had finished, they went back to their offices straight away.

Example 3:
Mr. Jones says he hasn't received the papers yet. Did you send them straight away like I told you?

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