Idiom
straight shooter
Meaning
A person who is honest and forthright.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You can trust him because he is a straight shooter.”
“I like working for my manager because she is a straight shooter who always tells me exactly what I need to improve.”
“In a political climate filled with vague promises, the candidate gained popularity by proving herself to be a straight shooter who addressed difficult issues directly.”
Examples
simple
“You can trust him because he is a straight shooter.”
contextual
“I like working for my manager because she is a straight shooter who always tells me exactly what I need to improve.”
complex
“In a political climate filled with vague promises, the candidate gained popularity by proving herself to be a straight shooter who addressed difficult issues directly.”
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