Definitions

straight-from-the-shoulder

[strayt-fruhm-thuh-shohl-der] / ˈstreɪt frəm ðəˈʃoʊl dər /

ADJECTIVE

frank

Synonyms

WEAK

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced blunt bold brazen call a spade a spade candid direct downright easy familiar flat-out forthright free from the hip guileless heart-to-heart honest ingenuous lay it on the line like it is man-to-man matter-of-fact naive natural open outright outspoken plain plain-spoken plainspoken real saying what one thinks scrupulous sincere straight straight-out straightforward transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front upright

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straight-from-the-shoulder

But the warm Willkie personality, the straight-from-the-shoulder talk obviously changed or troubled the minds of some anti-Willkie GOPartisans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miller has always been at his best on such field trips, speaking fluent, straight-from-the-shoulder Spanish and handling himself with tact and wit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Indian emissaries got plenty of straight-from-the-shoulder advice in Washington and New York.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nixon went out of his way for straight-from-the-shoulder talk in Uruguay.

From Time Magazine Archive

The message was a straight-from-the-shoulder presentation of the life of Jesus Christ and the claims of God upon the lives of all men.

From The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man by William Benjamin West

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