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straight from the shoulder

idiom

Done in a direct manner; blunt.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    chip on one's shoulder

    A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harbored grievance, a sense of inferiority, or a desire to prove something.

  2. 02

    cold shoulder

    A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.

  3. 03

    damn straight

    Without doubt, certainly, for sure.

  4. 04

    draw a straight furrow

    To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.

  5. 05

    get one's head straight

    To clear one's mind; to think clearly.

  6. 06

    get one's priorities straight

    Synonym of get one's act together.

  7. 07

    get straight

    Synonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding.

  8. 08

    give someone the cold shoulder

    To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.

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