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a straight answer to a straight question

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  • answer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that you say/write/do as a reply ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, one word, quick, short ▪ The short answer to your question is that he has acted completely illegally. ▪ blunt …   Collocations dictionary

  • answer — an|swer1 W1S1 [ˈa:nsə US ˈænsər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reply)¦ 2¦(test/competition etc)¦ 3¦(invitation/letter etc)¦ 4¦(problem)¦ 5¦(on the phone)¦ 6¦(at the door)¦ 7 have/know all the answers 8 somebody s answer to something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • answer — 1 noun 1 REPLY (C, U) something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you: I asked Janine what she thought, but I m still waiting for her answer. | give (sb) an answer: You don t have to give them an answer straight away. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • straight — [[t]stre͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ straighter, straightest, straights 1) ADJ GRADED A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. Keep the boat in a straight line... Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to… …   English dictionary

  • answer — I n. 1) to give, offer, provide an answer 2) a blunt, curt; civil; diplomatic; direct; equivocal; evasive, vague; glib; ready; straight; wise; witty answer 3) a negative; positive answer 4) the right; wrong answer 5) (BE) a dusty ( unsatisfactory …   Combinatory dictionary

  • question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing …   Collocations dictionary

  • straight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not bent or curved VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ▪ Keep the car st …   Collocations dictionary

  • straight — Direct telephone line, compared to an outside line that requires a telephone number to be dialed. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * straight straight [streɪt] adjective honest and truthful: straight be/​play straight with somebody • On this… …   Financial and business terms

  • Leading question — In common law systems that rely on testimony by witnesses, a leading question is a question that suggests the answer or contains the information the examiner is looking for. For example, this question is leading:* You were at Duffy s bar on the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Straight Dope — is a popular question and answer newspaper column published in the Chicago Reader , syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online. The column derives its name from the American idiom meaning roughly the… …   Wikipedia

  • searching question — A searching question goes straight to the heart of the subject matter, possibly requiring an answer with a degree of honesty that the other person finds uncomfortable …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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