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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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Ropes course guests must be at least 4 feet tall, able to reach 70 inches straight up with your arm fully extended overhead, and weigh less than 275 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

"I said, 'look, I play straight up or else I'm not going to play'. And Bobby loved it."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

“Since then, we’ve been straight up and to the right. This has been the first test of the bull thesis.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

Ask them straight up if they think you are ready for retirement, says Farrell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

He said this straight up, without any dorky exclamations or hashtags.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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