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*straight as an arrow 1. Cliché [of something] very straight. (*Also: as ~.) The road to my house is as straight as an arrow, so it should be very easy to follow. 2. . Cliché [of someone] honest or forthright. (Straight here means honest. *Also: as ~.) Tom is straight as an arrow. I'd trust him with anything. See also: straight *swift as an arrow and *swift as the wind; *swift as thought very fast. (*Also: as ~.) The new intercity train is swift as an arrow. You won't have to wait for me long; I'll be there, swift as thought. See also: swift a straight arrow (American) someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way Friends describe Menendez as a straight arrow who rarely drank and was close to his family. See also: straight the slings and arrows (of outrageous fortune) (literary) unpleasant things that happen to you that you cannot prevent Usage notes: This phrase comes from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. Slings and arrows are weapons used to attack people, and fortune means things that happen to you. We all have to suffer the slings and arrows, so there's no point getting depressed when things go wrong. slings and arrows unpleasant, negative attacks He was surprised by the slings and arrows directed at him by several economists. Etymology: from the phrase “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune†in Shakespeare's play “Hamlet†How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fagan likes his dancers to balance in improbably geometric configurations, bodies arrowed into dead-straight lines that subtly alter our perceptions of recognizable steps like penche arabesque. Mathematician Sir Roger Penrose of Oxford University has sued Kimberly-Clark, which makes Kleenex quilted toilet paper, for using the Penrose Arrowed Rhombi Tilings pattern, a series of geometric figures that Penrose devised in 1970. The figure is a map of the southern Pacific region, showing a number of unlabelled islands with arrowed lines looping between them. |
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