Straight-from-the-shoulder

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  straight-from-the-shoulder
       adj : characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
             subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
             shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them
             my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a
             forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you


             think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is
             possible to be outspoken without being rude";
             "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank
             accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank},
              {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}]