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DictionarySeeshoulderstraight from the shoulder
straight from the shoulderWith no extraneous details or embellishments; simple, direct, and forthright. An allusion to boxing, in which a punch straight from the shoulder carries maximum force. The president is looking for staff who will give him advice straight from the shoulder. Look, I'll just give it to you straight from the shoulder: you're fired.See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulderFig. very direct, without attenuation or embellishment. Okay, I'll give it to you straight from the shoulder. Right straight from the shoulder: clean out your desk; you're through.See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulderIn a direct, forthright manner, as in I'll tell you, straight from the shoulder, that you'll have to do better or they'll fire you . This expression comes from boxing, where it describes a blow delivered with full force. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s. See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulder If you say something straight from the shoulder, you say it directly and with complete honesty. His opinions about top politicians in Washington and New York come straight from the shoulder. `The former President,' he says, `was out of touch with reality.' Note: You can use straight-from-the-shoulder before a noun. It was his usual straight-from-the-shoulder performance. Note: In boxing, a blow that is straight from the shoulder is a direct and powerful blow, delivered with a straight arm. See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulder 1 (of a blow) well delivered. 2 (of a verbal attack) frank or direct.See also: shoulder, straightˌstraight from the ˈshoulder honestly and directly: He’s an outspoken politician who speaks straight from the shoulder.See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulder mod. very direct, without attenuation or embellishment. Right straight from the shoulder: clean out your desk; you’re through. See also: shoulder, straight straight from the shoulder1. Delivered directly from the shoulder. Used of a punch.2. Honestly; candidly.See also: shoulder, straightstraight from the shoulderBlunt, outspoken. This term comes from boxing, and was transferred from full-force action to speech in the late nineteenth century. “Give me a chap that hits out straight from the shoulder,” wrote Charles Reade (It Is Never Too Late to Mend, 1856), still using it in its literal sense. See also straight shooter.See also: shoulder, straight |