to tell it to sb straight

  • 1straight from the shoulder — I have to tell you the truth straight from the shoulder See straight 2. 4) …

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  • 2straight low — n. the absolute truth; the true lowdown. (Prisons.) □ Can you give me the straight low on this mess? □ Nobody ain’t gonna tell no warden the straight low; you can be sure of that …

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  • 3tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …

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  • 4Straight Outta Lynwood — Studio album by Weird Al Yankovic Released September 26, 2006 …

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  • 5straight — [strāt] adj. [ME streght, pp. of strecchen, to STRETCH] 1. having the same direction throughout its length; having no curvature or angularity [a straight line] 2. not crooked, bent, bowed, wavy, curly, etc. [straight hair] 3. upright; erect… …

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  • 6Tell Leilan — Tell Leilan, Syria is the site of a city known as Shekhna in ancient times. It is situated in the Khabur river basin by the river Jarrah. The site was discovered in 1978 by archaeologist Harvey Weiss. Early history of Tell Leilan The city… …

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  • 7straight, strait — Straight, as an adjective, means uncurved, direct, unswerving : The road is straight. When you tell that story, try to keep a straight face. As an adverb, straight means directly and honestly : Please go straight home. Don t lie, speak straight.… …

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  • 8straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck …

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  • 9straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… …

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  • 10straight — straight1 W2S1 [streıt] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a straight line)¦ 2¦(position)¦ 3¦(immediately)¦ 4¦(one after the other)¦ 5¦(honest)¦ 6 think/see straight 7 straight away 8 go straight 9 straight up 10 straight from the …

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