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straight-from-the-shoulder

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He’s a crook, a cozener and a sociopath, the worst possible choice in a time of crisis, but he’s got a folksy, straight-from-the-shoulder delivery that people relate to.

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Baldwin, we are old friends, and I'd trust you to the limit—on any proposition that doesn't ask for more than straight-from-the-shoulder honesty.

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There is a book to write about Hiddink’s personality, his instincts, his straight-from-the-shoulder way of conducting business.

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The Cubans and the officers of the company alike came in for a good deal of straight-from-the-shoulder Yankee criticism.

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He is especially aided in his courtship if "she" happens to be a quick-spoken Thoracic, a straight-from-the-shoulder Muscular, or one of those determined Osseous girls.

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