The Tory leader hit back: “I’m a straight shooter. And that’s why I use words like ‘bankrupt,’ because it cuts to the heart of the matter.”From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Globe and Mail.
上記の文で、straight shooterの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "straight shooter" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
真っ正直な人間、真面目人間
Answer
According to Lexico:An honest and forthright person.
Examples
- ‘He is widely praised as honest and a straight shooter.’
- He may be prickly, but he's an absolute straight shooter and he tells it exactly like he thinks it is.’
- Sal's a real straight shooter. If you ask for his opinion, he'll tell you without trying to sugarcoat it.
- Above all, Garland's 25 years on the D.C. Circuit established his reputation as a smart, centrist, nonideological legal thinker — a straight shooter who acted on the basis of principle and the rule of law. — Star Tribune, "Justice Department really needs Merrick Garland," 7 Jan. 2021
- he debate will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, who has a reputation as a straight shooter. — Michelle L. Price, chicagotribune.com, "What and where to watch as Trump and Biden meet in Ohio for tonight’s first debate," 29 Sep. 2020
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