give it to someone (straight)
- give it to someone (straight)
give it to someone (straight)
to tell something to someone clearly and directly. •
Come on, give it to me straight. I want to know exactly what happened.
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Quit wasting time, and tell me. Give it to me straight.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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give it to someone straight — spoken phrase used for telling someone not to hide unpleasant facts from someone Thesaurus: talking in a direct waysynonym Main entry: give … Useful english dictionary
give it to someone straight — spoken used for telling someone not to hide unpleasant facts from someone … English dictionary
Give it to me straight. — informal something that you say when you want someone to tell you something unpleasant directly and honestly. Just give it to me straight. How badly hurt is he? … New idioms dictionary
give it to straight — give it to (someone) straight to tell someone something unpleasant directly and honestly. Just give it to me straight how badly is he hurt? … New idioms dictionary
give — give1 [ gıv ] (past tense gave [ geıv ] ; past participle giv|en [ gıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 provide someone with something ▸ 2 make someone owner of something ▸ 3 put medicine in someone ▸ 4 cause effect/experience ▸ 5 communicate ▸ 6 perform action … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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straight from the shoulder — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or politeness or respect for someone s feelings; frankly. * /John asked what he had done wrong. Bob told him straight from the shoulder./ … Dictionary of American idioms
straight from the shoulder — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or politeness or respect for someone s feelings; frankly. * /John asked what he had done wrong. Bob told him straight from the shoulder./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… … 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