Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere.

    mit offenen Karten spielen, nicht herumtricksen

    игра́ть в откры́туюigrátʹ v otkrýtuju

  2. (idiomatic)To perform a role in a manner that is not comedic or exaggerated.

  3. (idiomatic)To avoid criminal behavior.

    sauber bleiben, es lassen krumme Dinger zu drehen, sich gesetzestreu verhalten

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The console came with two joypads, so they could both play straight after they opened it.

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  2. Yanni isn't Muslim but he plays it pretty straight.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere:
to avoid criminal behavior:

Forms

plays it straight, playing it straight, played it straight, played it straight
Base formplay it straight · to play it straight
3rd person singularplays it straight
Present participleplaying it straight
Past simpleplayed it straight
Past participleplayed it straight

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplay it straight
he, she, itplays it straight

Past simpleLesson

all personsplayed it straight

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave played it straight
he, she, ithas played it straight

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill play it straight

Synonyms

1 synonyms
go straight

Word family

3 related words
Relatedplay fairstraight playstraight shooter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plausibilityC1plausibleC1playA1playbackplayboyplayerA1playfulA2
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