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shoot straight - idioms and phrases

Also, shoot square. Deal fairly and honestly, as in You can't trust most car salesmen, but Jim always shoots straight, or We always shoot square with our customers. These colloquial terms use straight and square in the sense of “straightforward and honest,” and shoot in the sense of “deal with.”

Browse Phrases / Idioms near shoot straight

  1. shoestring
  2. shook
  3. shook up
  4. shoot
  5. shoot down
  6. shoot for
  7. shoot from the hip
  8. shoot off one's mouth
  9. shoot one's bolt
  10. shoot oneself in the foot
  1. » shoot straight
  2. shoot the breeze
  3. shoot the works
  4. shoot up
  5. shop
  6. shop around
  7. shore up
  8. short
  9. short and sweet
  10. short end of the stick, the

Browse dictionary definitions near shoot straight

  1. shoot at
  2. shoot down
  3. shoot down (idioms)
  4. shoot for
  5. shoot from the hip
  6. shoot off at the mouth
  7. shoot off one's mouth
  8. shoot off one's mouth (idioms)
  9. shoot one's bolt
  10. shoot oneself in the foot
  1. » shoot straight
  2. shoot the breeze
  3. shoot the bull
  4. shoot the works
  5. shoot up
  6. shoot up (idioms)
  7. shoot-'em-up
  8. shoot-out
  9. shoot-the-chute
  10. shoot-up