| 单词 | straight-from-the-shoulder |
| 释义 | straight-from-the-shoulder (once / 214897 pages) adj WORD FAMILY straight-from-the-shoulder USAGE EXAMPLESThere is a book to write about Hiddink’s personality, his instincts, his straight-from-the-shoulder way of conducting business. New York Times(Mar 23, 2010) The Cubans and the officers of the company alike came in for a good deal of straight-from-the-shoulder Yankee criticism. Adams, James Meade, Pioneering in Cuba—A Narrative of t...(2010) 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. Benedict, Elsie Lincoln, How to Analyze People on Sight—Thro...(2010) adj characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion Syn blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
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