straight as an arrow

English

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Adverb

(as) straight as an arrow

1. (simile) Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory.

   Synonym: arrow-straight

2. (simile, by extension) Having no homosexual desires or thoughts; completely heterosexual.

Translations

very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory

• French: droit comme un cierge (fr), droit comme un i (fr)
• Hungarian: nyílegyenes (hu)
• Swedish: spikrak (sv)