shoot\ square

shoot\ square
• straight shooter
• square shooter
• shoot straight
• shoot square
v informal
To act fairly; deal honestly.

You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers.

We get along well because we always shoot square with each other.

• straight shooter • square shooter
noun informal
Bill is a square-shooter.

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • shoot\ straight — • straight shooter • square shooter • shoot straight • shoot square v informal To act fairly; deal honestly. You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers. We get along well because we always shoot square with each other. •… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • square\ shooter — • straight shooter • square shooter • shoot straight • shoot square v informal To act fairly; deal honestly. You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers. We get along well because we always shoot square with each other. •… …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • shoot straight — or[shoot square] {v.}, {informal} To act fairly; deal honestly. * /You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers./ * /We get along well because we always shoot square with each other./ [straight shooter] or[square shooter] {n …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • square — See: FAIR AND SQUARE, SHOOT STRAIGHT or SHOOT SQUARE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • square — See: fair and square, shoot straight or shoot square …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shoot straight — phrasal also shoot square : to speak and deal honestly …   Useful english dictionary

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