fresh out (of something)
1. Having no stock of a certain item or product because the last one has just been sold or used. I'm sorry, but it looks like we're fresh out! People are going crazy for these little gizmos. They checked their inventory, but apparently they're fresh out of the blender that's on sale. I'm going to have to wait another week because the dealer is fresh out of the car I want in the color I want.
2. Having just completed a particular task or goal, often a level of education. This candidate is fresh out of college and has no teaching experience. I'm fresh out of swim practice, so I need to shower. Look, I'm fresh out of a Wall Street internship, so I'm definitely up for the challenge.
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fresh out of
Also, clean out of. Recently or completely used up or unavailable. For example, Sorry, I'm fresh out of sugar and can't lend you any, or We're clean out of small change. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
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fresh out of
Recently or completely depleted. This American colloquialism from the late 1800s is generally used for a supply of something, as in “Sorry, we’re fresh out of that brand of cereal.”
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