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View synonyms for straight as an arrow
straight as an arrow
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Honest, genuine, as in You can trust Pat with the money; he's straight as an arrow . This simile alludes to the arrow's undeviating flight through the air. [Second half of 1900s]Discover More
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Or is he just a straight-as-an-arrow Eagle Scout, far more Clark Kent than Superman?
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