How to pronounce “straight from the shoulder”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic, often hyphenated, chiefly of an act of communication) Done in a direct manner; blunt.
• [Adverb]
• (idiomatic, chiefly of communicating) In a straightforward manner; directly; bluntly.

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