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as straight as a ramrod

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  • straight as a ramrod — (or ramrod straight) : in a very straight and stiff way used especially to describe the way someone stands or sits The guard stood straight as a ramrod. He sat in the saddle, ramrod straight. • • • Main Entry: ↑ramrod …   Useful english dictionary

  • straight as a ramrod —    Someone who is (as) straight as a ramrod is a person who keeps a straight back and looks very serious.     When my grandfather invited us for dinner, he used to sit straight as a ramrod at the head of the table …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • (as) straight as a ramrod — ˌramrod ˈstraight | (as) straight as a ˈramrod idiom (of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal • Her back was ramrod straight. • He stood there straight as a ramrod. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • straight as a ramrod — sitting with his/her back very straight …   English contemporary dictionary

  • be as straight as a ramrod — be as stiff/straight as a ramrod old fashioned if someone is as stiff as a ramrod, they stand or sit with their back very straight and stiff. At eighty three, he s still as straight as a ramrod …   New idioms dictionary

  • ramrod straight — see ↑ramrod • • • Main Entry: ↑straight * * * ˌramrod ˈstraight | (as) straight as a ˈramrod idiom (of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal • Her …   Useful english dictionary

  • ramrod — [[t]ræ̱mrɒd[/t]] ramrods 1) N COUNT A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old fashioned gun, or for… …   English dictionary

  • ramrod — noun (C) 1 stiff/straight as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2 a stick for pushing gunpowder into an old fashioned gun, or for cleaning a small gun …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ramrod — ram|rod1 [ ræm,rad ] noun count a long thin stick that was used for pushing GUNPOWDER into a gun ramrod ram|rod 2 [ ræm,rad ] verb transitive AMERICAN to try to achieve something using force or threats: ramrod a bill through Congress ramrod… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ramrod — ram|rod [ˈræmrɔd US ra:d] n 1.) straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2.) a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑gunpowder into an old fashioned gun …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ramrod — noun 1》 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle loading firearm.     ↘used to emphasize a person s erect posture: he held himself ramrod straight. 2》 N. Amer. a strict foreman or manager. verb (ramrods, ramrodding, ramrodded) (ramrod… …   English new terms dictionary

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