be straight

Some 1,200 oak trees had to be found, with the stipulation that they be straight, free from knots and a condition called "frost-crack", and 13 metres long.

But she added: “The prime minister is very clear that what is most important is having a chancellor who is able to balance the books and who is able to be straight with the public and restore the public finances.”

The plot could be straight out of an outlandish Bollywood thriller - except it is carefully choreographed.

“I had to be straight up with myself and be like, ‘OK, girl, what can we get?’

ADF has also faced scrutiny for apparently manufacturing lawsuits involving Christian wedding vendors who object to same-sex marriage; one such case involving a website designer succeeded at the court in 2023 even though the plaintiff, Lorie Smith, had never designed wedding websites and a potential customer who contacted her turned out to be straight.