Straight out of the movies

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

The dawning horror was straight out of the movies – the pieces of the jigsaw falling into place, the slow creeping realisation that the killer is themanyouleftwiTHYOURCHILDRENOHMYGOD!!!

In a twist straight out of the movies, some publishers speculated that many of the independents that survived the big chains over the last 15 years might be in an unusually stable position.

Before them stretches a scene straight out of the movies: crooked-chimneyed Olde English shops crowd along a winding street, their snow-capped roofs glistening in the Florida sunshine.

And as Mr. Morgenthau said yesterday, "We watched as this family used ruses straight out of the movies to get the money from the hands of the drug dealers to the undercover offices for it to be cleansed and redistributed".

I know those on the centre left think Corbyn has stolen everybody's future and whatnot, but watching him take the podium stronger than ever, they have to concede that part of the excitement of the past year for Corbynistas is that they are basically involved in a plot that's straight out of the movies.

The rooftop, infinity swimming pool may look swish and straight out of the movies, but staff actively encourage any kids staying here (and adults, too) to dive in and enjoy.

Some of the Hausslers' adventures at Walnut Acres seem straight out of "The Money Pit," the Tom Hanks movie about a young couple whose dream house, an old mansion, turns out to be a nightmare.

Gritty street scenes straight out of Depression Era movies underscore the stark contrast between the dazzling new tower and the tough lives of those who pounded the pavements below.

For those of you interested in channeling James Bond, here are some straight-out-of-a-movie ways to avoid the surveillance systems all around you.

"My father was a wildcatter typecast straight out of the movie &apos Giant,"' he said.

He tried to cut a more direct path to the West Coast, a canal through Nicaragua, and there are scenes of stranded steamers here that are straight out of the movie "Fitzcarraldo".