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straight arrow

 
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–noun Informal.
a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
Origin:
1965–70

Related forms:
straight-arrow, adjective
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straight arrow  
n.   Informal

  1. A morally upright person.

  2. A person regarded as being extremely conventional.


[From the phrase straight as an arrow.]
straight'-ar'row (strāt'ār'ō) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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straight arrow

  1. n.
    an honest person; a law-abiding citizen. (See also straight shooter.) : Willy is really a straight arrow at heart—as long as he's not around Max. , Max is not a straight arrow. Slime is more like it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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