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Definitions

straight-from-the-shoulder

[streyt-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

Example Sentences

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Last week Major General Francis H. Griswold, Third Air Force commander, dropped in by plane at nine of the 16 major U.S. air bases to give his men a straight-from-the-shoulder talk.

From Time Magazine Archive

A forceful, straight-from-the-shoulder pulpit speaker, he still likes to pose direct questions to his congregations.

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 straight-from-the-shoulder talk was clearly aimed not only at U.J.A. leaders but at President Carter, whom Dayan portrayed throughout the trip as well-intentioned but naive.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't know that I can offer you a real row, my idea was to hand you a few straight-from-the-shoulder remarks and then a couple of ultimatums.

From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong