a straight arrow



a straight arrow

  (American)
someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way Friends describe Menendez as a straight arrow who rarely drank and was close to his family.
See also: arrow, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jimenohee-ME-noSpanish (Rare)
VernaVUR-nəEnglish
LuciferLOO-si-fər (English)Judeo-Christian Legend
Yeager['jeigə]
Ruslanroo-SLAHN (Russian)Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Cheche
Anicetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)