Meaning of straight arrow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who behaves according to conventional standards; one noted for honesty and integrity.
   US, informal
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, arrow.

Equivalents

Examples

“He was put down at first as a "straight arrow" — a do-gooder — and the description was sometimes accompanied by the cry, "ugh." as in old Westerns when the settler is shot by the wily redskin.”

“But he might not be a straight arrow. I'm going to get the dirt on him from someone.”

“My great-grandpa had a reputation as a straight arrow, because he was so honest in all his dealings.”

“If there is any man in our family who was and is a straight arrow, it is Kearn.”

“I folded my arms across my chest. "I'm about to open a weed café! How is that being a straight arrow?"”

“The goal can not be attained by a straight arrow flight.”

“"It's a straight arrow approach," he said.”

“It will be reassuring to many who read this book to learn that success can be achieved by both a straight arrow path and a spiral path.”

“It's best to have both, a balanced bow and a straight arrow.”

“A straight arrow on the pavement means the lane is only for traffic moving straight ahead and that a vehicle in the lane should not turn either right or left.”

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