straight from the shoulder
The phrase "straight from the shoulder" originates from boxing, where it describes a punch delivered directly and forcefully. In communication, it conveys a sense of honesty and directness.
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Definition
C1General Communication
(idiomatic, informal)Expressed in a direct and blunt manner.
Example
- She gave him advice straight from the shoulder, without sugarcoating anything.
- He spoke straight from the shoulder, making it clear that he was unhappy with the decision.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "straight from the shoulder":
shoot from the hipstraight outstraight from the horse's mouthstraight shootershoulder to shoulderfrom the heartstraight upstraight goodssquare one's shouldersoff the top of one's headfrom the topstraight as an arrowon the nose