get straight

get straight
See: GO STRAIGHT, GO LEGIT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • (get) straight A's — (earn/get) straight ˈA s idiom (especially NAmE) (to get) the best marks/grades in all your classes • a straight A student Main entry: ↑straightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get straight — AND get right in. to take a dose of a drug to end drug craving. (Drugs.) □ Gert needed a fix to get straight. □ I need to get right before anything else …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get straight —  1. Arrange in order.  2. Understand clearly.  ♠ Get this straight! …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • get straight — See: GO STRAIGHT, GO LEGIT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ straight — See: go straight, go legit …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get straight to the point — go to the bottom line …   English contemporary dictionary

  • straight — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • straight — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • straight — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • straight — 1. mod. honest; unembellished. □ This is the straight truth. □ Have I ever been anything but straight with you? 2. n. a tobacco cigarette; a tobacco cigarette butt. (As opposed to a marijuana cigarette. See also slim.) □ No, I want a straight.… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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