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1 straight goods
амер.; жарг.1) надёжный малый; ≈ такой не подведётAnna: "...seeing that you was [= were] straight goods stuck on me had got me to thinking for the first time, and I sized you up as a different kind of man - a seaman as different from the ones on land as water is from mud..." (E. O'Neill, ‘Anna Christie’, act 3) — Анна: "...я видела, что за мной ухаживает хороший парень, и первый раз в жизни серьезно задумалась. Ты мне показался не таким, как другие, настоящим моряком. Ты отличался от всех сухопутных людишек, как море от грязной лужи..."
I'm giving you the straight goods, not exaggerating. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book I, ch. III) — я тебе чистую правду говорю. я не преувеличиваю.
Yank: "...Say! Wait a moment! Is all dat [= that] straight goods?" Long: "Straight as string." (E. O'Neill, ‘The Hairy Ape’, sc. IV) — янк: "...Послушай! Подожди минуту! Неужели это все правда?" Лонг: "Сущая правда."
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2 straight goods
n sing AmE infml1)2)He was straight goods stuck on me — Это был хороший парень, который ухаживал за мной
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