straight off
At once; immediately.
After school is over, you come home straight off, and don't waste time.
He asked his father for the car, but his father said straight off that he couldn't have it.
straight ticket
A vote for all the candidates of a single party.
Uncle Fred was a loyal member of his party. He always voted the straight ticket.
straight-shooting
Shoot straight - to act fairly; deal honestly.
The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach.
straighten out
To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong.
The teacher saw Jim's awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out.
Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child.
straighten up
To put in order; make neat.
Vic had to straighten up his room before he could go swimming.
Mrs. Johnson straightened up the house before company came.
straightlaced
Of very strict morals and manners.
She is so straightlaced that she won't even go out with a man unless she senses that he is serious about her.
vote a straight ticket
To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party.
"I never have time.to study the ballot in detail," Marie said, "and so I tend to vote a straight Republican ticket."