STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER

Meaning of STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER in English

directly, plainly

Richler spoke straight from the shoulder when addressing his own people - the way Jesus did with the money-changers.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: straight from the shoulder, phrase applied to a blow in boxing : characterized by bold vigor of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — /strayt"freuhm dheuh shohl"deuhr/ , adj. direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — frankly, honestly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — 1》 dated (of a blow) swift and well delivered. 2》 (of words) frank or direct. → straight
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — if you say sth straight from the shoulder , you are being very honest and direct, even if what you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or politeness …
Slang English vocab
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — See straight adverb sense 4. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or politeness …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — open and honest way of speaking He always speaks straight from the shoulder.
English Idioms vocab
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — adv. phr. , informal In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — нанесенный наотмашь, сплеча (об ударе) прямой, открытый, откровенный; хлесткий - a * remark хлесткое замечание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — 1. нанесённый наотмашь, сплеча ( об ударе ) 2. прямой, открытый, откровенный; хлёсткий a straight-from-the-shoulder remark - хлёсткое замечание
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — (r) нанесенный наотмашь
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — (a) откровенный; открытый; прямой; хлесткий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — a 1. нанесённый наотмашь, сплеча ( об ударе ) 2. прямой, открытый, откровенный; хлёсткий a ~ remark - хлёсткое замечание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — 1. нанесённый наотмашь, сплеча ( об ударе ) 2. прямой, открытый, откровенный; хлёсткий a straight-from-the-shoulder remark - хлёсткое замечание
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — без обиняков, откровенно, прямо, сплеча
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — без обиняков, откровенно, прямо, сплеча
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — 1. без утайки, откровенно; 2. рубануть с плеча
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — без утайки, откровенно; "рубануть с плеча"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER — нанесенный наотмашь, сплеча (об ударе) прямой, открытый, откровенный; хлесткий - a * remark хлесткое замечание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER — сплеча; прямо, без обиняков, откровенно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt, usu -ād.+V adverb ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English streght, streit, from past participle of strecchen to stretch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōldə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shulder, sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — — straightly , adv. — straightness , n. /strayt/ , adj. straighter, straightest , adv. , n. adj. 1. without …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOULDER — /shohl"deuhr/ , n. 1. the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch — more at stretch Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōl-dər noun Etymology: Middle English sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to Old High German scultra shoulder Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIGHT — adj a variant of strait, ·adj. 2. straight ·vt to straighten. 3. straight ·superl unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor …
Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — noun fig.: that which supports or sustains; support. 2. shoulder ·noun the angle of a bastion included between the face …
Webster English vocab
STRAIGHT — [straight] adj [ME streght, straight, fr. pp. of strecchen to stretch--more at stretch] (14c) 1 a: free from curves, bends, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — [shoul.der] n [ME sholder, fr. OE sculdor; akin to OHG scultra shoulder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the laterally projecting part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — in anatomy, joint between the arm, or forelimb, and the trunk, together with the adjacent tissue, particularly the tissue over …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOULDER — shoulder BrE AmE ˈʃəʊld ə ⇨ˈʃɒʊld- AmE ˈʃoʊld ə r (!) ▷ shoulder|ed d ▷ shouldering ˈʃəʊld‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — / ˈʃəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOULDER — I. shoul ‧ der 1 S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sculdor …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOULDER — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Oxford English vocab
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIGHT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — ( shoulders, shouldering, shouldered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your shoulders …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a head/leg/shoulder etc injury ▪ He suffered a shoulder injury while playing rugby. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FROM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck which …
Cambridge English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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