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straight up

British  

  1. slang honestly; truly; exactly

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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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“Yup,” Regan said, and then to my utter surprise she sprinted straight up to them.

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His long ears were sticking straight up and his tongue was hanging out about a foot.

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Grandpa’s bushy eyebrows jumped straight up.

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By the time she was finished with her story, my hair would be standing straight up and I wouldn’t know what to believe.

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My hair flew straight up and felt as if it was pushing the top out of my old straw hat.

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