STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER

Meaning of STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER in English

if you say sth straight from the shoulder , you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are saying is critical

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — {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 — directly, plainly Richler spoke straight from the shoulder when addressing his own people - the way Jesus did with the …
English Idioms vocabulary
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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