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straight up

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straight up 
1. Sl. upright. A fine guy—really straight up. She is one of the most straight up brokers in town.
2. . Sl. [of a drink] served without ice; neat. I'll have a bourbon, straight up, please. No, not straight up. Just a little ice.
3. . Sl. [of eggs] cooked sunny-side up; having to do with eggs cooked with the yolks facing up. Two eggs, straight up, and a cup of coffee. I like my eggs straight up, but the white part has to be cooked solid.
See also: straight, up
straight up  (British & Australian informal)
something that you say in order to emphasize that you are being honest or to ask someone whether they are being honest Straight up, John, I never laid a finger on her. You're not telling me she's sixty! Straight up?
See also: straight, up
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He is riding at a walk, straight up the long slope, with never a turn of the head.
A Son of the Gods by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Genevieve had noticed, with a slight touch of amusement, the curious way in which Joe snuggled his body in against Ponta's in the clinches; but she had not realized why, until, in one such clinch, before the snuggling in could be effected, Ponta's fist whipped straight up in the air from under, and missed Joe's chin by a hair's-breadth.
The Game by London, Jack View in context
Straight up to the main entrance he walked, laid his hand upon the knob of the heavy iron door, pushed it open without command, entered and found himself in the presence of a half-dozen armed men.
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