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straight arrow
straight arrown. Informal 1. A morally upright person.2. A person regarded as being extremely conventional.
[From the phrase straight as an arrow.]
straight′-ar′row adj.straight arrow n informal chiefly a. a clean-living and honest personb. (as modifier): a straight-arrow cop. straight′ ar′row
n. a person righteously devoted to clean or conventional living. [1965–70] straight′-ar′row, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | straight arrow - a frank and honest personsquare shooter, straight shootergood person - a person who is good to other people |
straight arrow
straight arrowAn honest, ethical person who makes good decisions. Kristen was often mocked by her peers for being a straight arrow who always followed the rules and stayed out of trouble.See also: arrow, straighta straight arrow mainly AMERICANIf you describe someone as a straight arrow, you mean that they are very conventional, honest, and moral. I was very much a product of my environment. I was very traditional, a real straight arrow in lots of ways. Several friends describe Mr. Menendez as `a straight arrow' who rarely drank and was close to his family. Note: You can use straight-arrow before a noun. It was impossible to imagine such a well-scrubbed, straight-arrow group of young people rioting over anything.See also: arrow, straighta straight arrow an honest or genuine person. North AmericanSee also: arrow, straightstraight arrow n. an honest person; a law-abiding citizen. (see also straight shooter.) Willy is really a straight arrow at heart—as long as he’s not around Max. Max is not a straight arrow. Slime is more like it. See also: arrow, straightstraight arrowA conventional and ethical person. As morally straight as an arrow, that person is likely to be dull. As used in colleges during the mid- 20th century, a straight arrow wasn't the type who'd get drunk or use drugs. If female, her necking, petting, or going further was out of the question.See also: arrow, straightstraight arrow
Synonyms for straight arrownoun a frank and honest personSynonyms- square shooter
- straight shooter
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