Communication
straight-up advice
completely honest advice
Straight-up advice is direct advice that clearly says what someone really thinks.
Hear it in real life
What do you really think of my plan?
Do you want straight-up advice?
I need some straight-up advice before I accept this job.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She gave me straight-out advice about my job.
Say: She gave me straight-up advice about my job.
“Straight-up advice” means direct and honest advice; “straight-out” does not carry this meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
give someone straight-up advice; get straight-up advice
Your turn: say it out loud
I need some straight-up advice before I accept this job.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
straight-up advice
completely honest advice
“I need some straight-up advice before I accept this job.”
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