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Adjective: straight-from-the-shoulder  'streyt-frum dhu'shówl-du(r)
  1. Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    "straight-from-the-shoulder talking and straight shooting";
    - blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank

See also: direct

Nearest

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straight-fluted drill
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straight-grained
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straight-line method
straight-line method of depreciation
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