OUT OF HAND | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch
If you refuse something out of hand, you refuse it completely without thinking about or discussing it:
Moving to London is certainly a possibility - I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand.
dict.cc Wörterbuch :: out of hand :: Englisch-Deutsch-Übersetzung
out of hand {adv}
kurzerhand
to dismiss sth. out of hand
etw. pauschal abtunidiom
to reject sth. out of hand
etw. unüberlegt ablehnen
etw. ohne Zögern ablehnen
etw. sofort ablehnen [Ratschlag, Idee]
etw. gleich verwerfen [Ratschlag, Idee]
etw. sofort verwerfen [Ratschlag, Idee]
etw. von vornherein ablehnen [Ratschlag, Idee]
etw. ohne zu zögern ablehnen [Ratschlag, Idee]
Out of hand Definition und Bedeutung | Collins Wörterbuch (collinsdictionary.com)
If you dismiss or reject something out of hand, you do so immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it.
I initially dismissed the idea out of hand
out of hand | meaning of out of hand in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE (ldoceonline.com)
out of handwithout even stopping to consider what someone has suggested, asked for etcreject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand Aromatherapy was dismissed out of hand by traditional doctors.
reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand• After dismissing it out of hand, the neighbor called back the same night and said it might be worth considering.
out of hand - Wiktionary
out of hand (comparative more out of hand, superlative most out of hand)
- Without (further) thought or consideration. quotations ▼
- (now rare) Immediately, forthwith, or incontinently.[1]
Idiom: Out of hand (meaning & examples) (oysterenglish.com)
without additional consideration
— My request to work from home once a week was rejected out of hand, so I’m thinking about quitting.
— We dismissed our 10-year-old son's plea to stay up until midnight to watch the football game out of hand because it was a school night.
— The salesperson refused my attempt to return a pair of shoes out of hand because I'd worn them but I was able to show the manager they were defective.
— Please don't dismiss an employee's comments out of hand because they will not feel valued and will become resentful.
Duden | kurzerhand | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft
rasch und ohne langes Überlegen
kurzerhand – Schreibung, Definition, Bedeutung, Etymologie, Synonyme, Beispiele | DWDS
ohne Umschweife, kurz entschlossen, einfach
Beispiele:
kurzerhand einschreiten, abreisen
einen Aufenthalt kurzerhand abbrechen
sich kurzerhand verabschieden
jmdn. kurzerhand besuchen, ansprechen
etw. kurzerhand ablehnen
jmdm. kurzerhand etw. verbieten, das Wort entziehen
kurzerhand – Wiktionary
[1] ohne Umschweife, rasch, ohne groß darüber nachzudenken
kurzerhand - Deutsches Rechtschreibwörterbuch | PONS
rasch und ohne zu überlegen
Als er es mir angeboten hatte, bin ich kurzerhand mit ihm in den Urlaub gefahren.
Englische Übersetzung von “kurzerhand” | Collins Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch (collinsdictionary.com)
kurzerhand
[ˈkʊrtsɐˈhant]
ADVERB
etw kurzerhand ablehnen to reject sth out of hand
