straight as a ramrod
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straight as a ramrod — (or ramrod straight) : in a very straight and stiff way used especially to describe the way someone stands or sits The guard stood straight as a ramrod. He sat in the saddle, ramrod straight. • • • Main Entry: ↑ramrod … Useful english dictionary
straight as a ramrod — Someone who is (as) straight as a ramrod is a person who keeps a straight back and looks very serious. When my grandfather invited us for dinner, he used to sit straight as a ramrod at the head of the table … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
straight as a ramrod — sitting with his/her back very straight … English contemporary dictionary
(as) straight as a ramrod — ˌramrod ˈstraight | (as) straight as a ˈramrod idiom (of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal • Her back was ramrod straight. • He stood there straight as a ramrod. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
be as straight as a ramrod — be as stiff/straight as a ramrod old fashioned if someone is as stiff as a ramrod, they stand or sit with their back very straight and stiff. At eighty three, he s still as straight as a ramrod … New idioms dictionary
ramrod straight — see ↑ramrod • • • Main Entry: ↑straight * * * ˌramrod ˈstraight | (as) straight as a ˈramrod idiom (of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal • Her … Useful english dictionary
ramrod — [[t]ræ̱mrɒd[/t]] ramrods 1) N COUNT A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old fashioned gun, or for… … English dictionary
ramrod — noun (C) 1 stiff/straight as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2 a stick for pushing gunpowder into an old fashioned gun, or for cleaning a small gun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ramrod — ram|rod1 [ ræm,rad ] noun count a long thin stick that was used for pushing GUNPOWDER into a gun ramrod ram|rod 2 [ ræm,rad ] verb transitive AMERICAN to try to achieve something using force or threats: ramrod a bill through Congress ramrod… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ramrod — ram|rod [ˈræmrɔd US ra:d] n 1.) straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2.) a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑gunpowder into an old fashioned gun … Dictionary of contemporary English
ramrod — noun 1》 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle loading firearm. ↘used to emphasize a person s erect posture: he held himself ramrod straight. 2》 N. Amer. a strict foreman or manager. verb (ramrods, ramrodding, ramrodded) (ramrod… … English new terms dictionary
