English Explanatory Dictionary

straight arrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who behaves according to conventional standards; one noted for honesty and integrity.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, arrow.

Pronunciation

En-au-straight arrow.ogg

Word forms

straight arrow straight arrows straight-arrow

Etymology

From archery, in which an arrow that has a straight shaft flies where you shoot it, while a crooked arrow will veer off.

Related words

straight as an arrow straight shooter

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