shoot straight
shoot square
square shooter
straight shooter
To act fairly; deal honestly.
You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers.
We get along well because we always shoot square with each other.
Bill is a square-shooter.
shoot the breeze
bat the breeze
fan the breeze
shoot the bull
To talk.
Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing.
Come into the kitchen and we'll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee.
The women were shooting the breeze about Jim's latest trouble with the police.
The fishermen were shooting the bull about the school of sail fish they had seen.
shoot the works
To spare no expense or effort; get or give everything.
Billy shot the works when he bought his bicycle; he got a bell, a light, a basket, and chrome trimmings on it, too.
The Greens shot the works on their daughter's wedding reception.
To go the limit; take a risk.
The motor of Tom's boat was dangerously hot, but he decided to shoot the works and try to win the race.
shoot up
To grow quickly.
Billy had always been a small boy, but when he was thirteen years old he began to shoot up.
To arise suddenly.
As we watched, flames shot up from the roof of the barn.
To shoot or shoot at recklessly; shoot and hurt badly.
The cowboys got drunk and shot up the bar room.
The soldier was shot up very badly.
To take drugs by injection.
A heroin addict will shoot up as often as he can.
straight-shooting
Shoot straight - to act fairly; deal honestly.
The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach.