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straight arrow

noun

, Informal.

a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.

straight arrow

informal.
1. a clean-living and honest person
2. ( as modifier )
  a straight-arrow cop

First recorded in 1965–70

She remembered her old boss as being “one of those organized, on-top-of-it people” and “a straight arrow.”

For Al Gore, who always seemed like the ultimate straight arrow, that kind of freedom must be mind-blowing.

First the strong bow that bends to our hand, then the straight arrow, tough and trim, and the feathers that wing it to its mark.

Horace Ford, the champion shot, decides in favor of the straight arrow, and our readers cannot do better than take his advice.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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