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straight up

British  

  1. slang honestly; truly; exactly

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straight up Idioms  

  1. Served without ice, generally said of an alcoholic drink, as in He ordered a martini straight up. Straight was first recorded with this meaning in 1874.

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Had Mr. Hodge shot straight up into the ceiling?

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Alex bobbed straight up to the surface.

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Then the hair on my arms and the back of my neck stood straight up and tingled, so I knew something was coming.

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Then I did the speedy keep-your-feet-low-to-the-ground-so-you-don’t-bounce-too-much shuffle down to the lav, took care of my business, opened the stall door feeling one hundred percent better, and shot straight up in the air.

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Root by root, they inched straight up the bottom of the tree.

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