straight up

sentence substitute

1. slang.
   honestly; truly; exactly

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

“I’m straight up just saying we shouldn’t have women in combat roles,” Hegseth said on a right-wing podcast last week.

From Salon

Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison responded “This is straight up BS,” in a surprisingly gloves-off statement for a DNC chair who just presided over a very expensive loss.

From Slate

“I had to be straight up with myself and be like, ‘OK, girl, what can we get?’

From Los Angeles Times

After her mum returned later, Lindsay's parents went to bed assuming their daughter had come home and gone straight up to her attic room.

From BBC

The birdie putt was straight up the slope to the target.

From BBC

Related Words

• off
• upstairs