shoot straight

shoot straight
or[shoot square] {v.}, {informal} To act fairly; deal honestly. * /You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers./ * /We get along well because we always shoot square with each other./ -[straight shooter] or[square shooter] {n.}, {informal} /Bill is a square-shooter./ -[straight-shooting] {adj. } * /The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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