"straight as an arrow" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: En-au-straight as an arrow.ogg
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  1. (simile) Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory. Synonyms: arrow-straight Translations (very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory): droit comme un cierge (French), droit comme un i (French), nyílegyenes (Hungarian), spikrak (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-straight_as_an_arrow-en-adv-owvB5mtL Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory': 98 2
  2. (simile, by extension) Having no homosexual desires or thoughts; completely heterosexual. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Sexual orientations
    Sense id: en-straight_as_an_arrow-en-adv-ks7bNTkh Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 31 69 Categories (other): English similes
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