straight-from-the-shoulder

Definitions of straight-from-the-shoulder
  1. adjective
    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank
    direct
    straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
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