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square shooter

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

You can trust him because he is a real square shooter.

CONTEXTUAL

I like working with my manager because she is a square shooter who always gives honest feedback.

COMPLEX

In a profession often clouded by deception, he earned a reputation as a square shooter who never compromised his principles for personal gain.

Anchors to
Related idioms7entries
  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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