straight up

adverb

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Etymology: From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.

Open, frank.
“I support what you are attempting to do, but quite frankly, I think we should be straight up about what some of the consequences are.”
Alternative form of straight-up.

Etymology: From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.

Truthfully; honestly.
Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
“She told me straight up that she didn't want to go, then surprised me by coming.”
“She straight up hates him.”
To the utmost degree; really.
“Wow, this food is straight up delicious.”
Of an alcoholic drink, chilled, (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.
“Gimme a margarita, straight up.”
“Connoisseurs may prefer to savour their dram of single malt straight up. But, for beverage companies, that's not where the growth is.”