Out and out

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is "She's British out and out" correct?

 

[jutfrank]

I understand it to mean she's fully British, in some way. More context could signal in which way.

 

[Tdol]

Through and through would work better there for me.

 

[teechar]

It's usually used as an attributive adjective.

He's an out-and-out Republican.

What we were told were out-and-out lies!

 

[Untaught88]

What about "He's an out and out British"?

 

[GoesStation]

What about "He's an out and out British"?

No. Individuals can't be described as "a British".

Out-and-out is an intensifier usually used for negative statements: ​he's an out-an-out fraud.

 

[emsr2d2]

No. You might be able to get away with it if you removed the indefinite article but it's really not natural, even if the meaning is clear.

 

[jutfrank]

The phrase you need is the one suggested in post #3:

She's British through and through.