straight arrow
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ˌstraight ˈarrow noun [countable]
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English Dictionaryˌstraight ˈarrow noun [countable] American English informal someone who is very honest and moral and who never does anything exciting or unusual
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Idiomsstraight arrow [American]someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way.
Friends describe Menendez as a straight arrow who rarely drank and was close to his family. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
straight-arrowa straight arrow - someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way. In most of his films he plays the straight-arrow, all-American guy. (always before noun)
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