Meaning of shoot someone straight | Babel Free

Definitions

To treat or deal honestly with; be truthful and upfront with.

slang, transitive

Examples

“I left that meeting thinking well, you know, he shot me straight. He told me more or less where my future lies in academia, which is being average, and that is a perfectly noble pursuit.”

““Well,” I sat back smugly, “the first time we met you said you were going to shoot me straight, and you didn't. I have no time for that. If you're going to lie to me as soon as you open your mouth, then I don't want to know you.”

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