schnurstracks in English: straightway

Meanings

colloquialstraightway, straight, directly (going somewhere immediately and by the shortest way possible)
colloquialstraightaway; immediately

GermanEnglish

Sobald die Arbeit beendet ist, geht er schnurstracks in die Kneipe.As soon as work is over, he makes a beeline for the pub.

Er ging schnurstracks zu einem Lokal, wo er etwas Gutes zu essen bekäme.He went straight to a place where good food was served.

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Tom ging schnurstracks auf das Telefon zu und wählte den Notruf.Tom went straight to the phone and dialled 999.