Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Frank and forthright.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
straight from the shoulder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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Examples
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They were straight-from-the-shoulder remarks, or, as he called them, they were "brass tacks."
CHAPTER XXXIX 2010
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Ellis Ave., Chicago ($45-$65), 773-753-4472 extended through July 3 Nowadays most people think of "Porgy and Bess" as an opera, but it began life on Broadway, and there's a strong case to be made for performing the American "Carmen" (which is what "Porgy" is) not as a big-house opera but as a straight-from-the-shoulder music drama (which is what "Carmen" is).
The Church on Catfish Row Terry Teachout 2011
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Olbermann has in the past come out with some astonishing, straight-from-the-shoulder critiques of, first, the Bush administration and more recently the actions of the Obama administration.
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Olbermann has in the past come out with some astonishing, straight-from-the-shoulder critiques of, first, the Bush administration and more recently the actions of the Obama administration.
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Olbermann has in the past come out with some astonishing, straight-from-the-shoulder critiques of, first, the Bush administration and more recently the actions of the Obama administration.
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A straight-from-the-shoulder talker who'd rather tinker with his old souped-up car than go to a black-tie dinner.
Mr. Right Baker, Russell 2001
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It was no good trying some tricky approach; his best bet was the straight-from-the-shoulder bit.
Greylorn Keith Laumer 1959
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For humorous poetry abounds among all southern war-collections; some of it polished and keen in its satire; most of it striking hard and "straight-from-the-shoulder" blows at some detected error, or some crying abuse.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death T. C. DeLeon
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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.
The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man William Benjamin West
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It was all straight-from-the-shoulder kind of talk, garbed in homely phrase.
The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin James Herbert Walker
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