shoot straight



shoot straight

Also, shoot square. Deal fairly and honestly, as in You can't trust most car salesmen, but Jim always shoots straight, or We always shoot square with our customers. These colloquial terms use straight and square in the sense of "straightforward and honest," and shoot in the sense of "deal with."
See also: shoot, straight

shoot straight

To talk or deal honestly.
See also: shoot, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
Wetzel-German
Alfhard-Ancient Germanic
Gerlindeger-LIN-də (German), kher-LIN-də (Dutch)German, Dutch
Faruk-Turkish, Arabic
Nikodemnee-KAW-demPolish