straight-from-the-shoulder

straight-from-the-shoul·der

(strāt′frəm-thə-shōl′dər)adj. Informal Frank and forthright: straight-from-the-shoulder reporting.

straight

(streɪt)

adj. -er, -est,
adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, wave, or curve. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal. 3. (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point. 4. evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders. 5. direct in character; candid: straight talk. 6. honest; honorable; upright. 7. reliable; factual; objective: straight reportage. 8. cogent; rational: straight thinking. 9. being in the proper order or condition. 10. continuous; unbroken: in straight succession. 11. thoroughgoing; complete: a straight liberal. 12. supporting all candidates of one political party: voted a straight ticket. 13. adhering to the suitable conventions: a straight comedy. 14. Informal. a. heterosexual. b. traditional; conventional. c. free from using narcotics. d. not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed. 15. undiluted; unmixed: straight whiskey. adv. 16. in a straight line: to walk straight. 17. in or into an even or proper condition or position: pictures hung straight; to put a room straight. 18. in an erect posture: Stand straight. 19. directly: Go straight home. 20. frankly; candidly (often fol. by out). 21. honestly; virtuously: to live straight. 22. in possession of truth or facts: to set someone straight. 23. without embellishment: Tell the story straight. n. 24. the condition of being straight. 25. a straight form, part, or position. 26. Informal. a. a heterosexual. b. a person who follows conventional mores. 27. a sequence of five consecutive cards of various suits. Idioms: straight up, served without ice: a martini straight up. [1250–1300; (adj.); orig. past participle of Middle English strecchen to stretch] straight′ly, adv. straight′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

straight-from-the-shoulder - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, point-blank, outspoken, plainspoken, bluntdirect - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"