straight-shooting

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straight shooter

n. Informal

One who is honest and forthright.

straight′-shoot′ing (-sho͞o′tĭng) adj.

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straight-shooting

adjective

1. Informal. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action:

good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upright, upstanding.

Idiom: on the up-and-up.

2. Informal. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech:

candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved.

Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder.

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