Reject (someone or something) out of hand phrase
To refuse to accept or consider something/someone outright without thinking or talking about them.
School officials rejected his proposal out of hand after seeing his name.
They picked up some CVs and rejected those applicants out of hand on the ground that the appearance of those CVs looked bad.
To say that you do not accept someone to be your friend, relative, or loved one without thinking about or discussing them.
After rejecting his daughter out of hand, he evicted her from the house.
When Mary revealed the truth that she has worked as a prostitute, her family rejected her out of hand.
1. To remove something from something else by cutting
2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster
3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing
Absolutely or definitely not
Certainly not
1. To stop, delay or diminish something
2. To ignore or end social contact with someone; to separate someone from others
To rudely refuse to accept or consider something that one has stated or done.
The verb "reject" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the phrase "out of hand".