play a straight bat

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play a straight bat

1. (British) to avoid answering someone's questions or giving them the information they want When asked about the affair, he plays a straight bat.

2. (British old-fashioned) someone who plays a straight bat is honest and has traditional ideas and beliefs Wilf has played a straight bat all his life - I can't believe he'd get mixed up in anything illegal.

See also: bat, play, straight

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