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straight up

British  

  1. slang honestly; truly; exactly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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And she is saying all this straight up, actually plainly saying it out loud.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

"There were those that were just jumping the line, getting straight up to the peak and touching the old metal plate," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The AI investment cycle has not suddenly disappeared just because the stocks stopped going straight up.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It’s just straight up me, and if I suck, I suck,” he laughs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

She wondered whether it really mattered whether it was straight up or not.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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