He was put down at first as a "straight arrow" — a do-gooder — and the description was sometimes accompanied by the cry, "ugh." as in old Westerns when the settler is shot by the wily redskin.
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Straight arrow
Synonyms for "straight arrow" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
square shooter
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Noun(1 words)
straight shooter
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But he might not be a straight arrow. I'm going to get the dirt on him from someone.
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My great-grandpa had a reputation as a straight arrow, because he was so honest in all his dealings.
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If there is any man in our family who was and is a straight arrow, it is Kearn.
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