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play straight
act honestly without cheating
If you play straight, you act honestly and do not cheat or use unfair methods.
Hear it in real life
Did the other team try to cheat?
No, they played straight.
I played straight with my business partner and told her about the problem.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He played straight to me about the mistake.
Say: He played straight with me about the mistake.
Use with before the person you are honest with in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
play straight; play straight with someone; played straight
Your turn: say it out loud
I played straight with my business partner and told her about the problem.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
play straight
act honestly without cheating
“I played straight with my business partner and told her about the problem.”
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