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square shooter

idiom

A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.


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  1. 01

    back to square one

    Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

  2. 02

    square away

    To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.

  3. 03

    square meal

    A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.

  4. 04

    square on

    accurately, correctly.

  5. 05

    square one

    The place where one begins; a lack of progress.

  6. 06

    square peg in a round hole

    Someone or something that does not fit well or at all in a certain setting; a misfit; hence, someone or something that will not succeed in an endeavour, except possibly with much effort and force.

  7. 07

    straight shooter

    A person who is honest and forthright.

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