straight up

ADJECTIVE
  1. (of an alcoholic drink) stirred or shaken with ice, but served without it
    I like my martinis straight up
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How To Use straight up In A Sentence

  • The contrail went straight up, bisecting the Sun, forcing the crowd to squint and awkwardly block the Sun to see the contrail.
  • Please also rate the article as it will help us decide Hmm, I'd like to agree with Andy and say a minimum requirement would be straight up visual design but the term web designer seems to be taking on a broader meaning every … Smashing Magazine Feed
  • They have made the obstacle more of a semi-circle than a straight up-and-down wall. The Sun
  • Potty mouth aside, Nash can craft a solid tune when she hits her marks, whether they be straight up pop, a girl group throwback or a riot grrrl anthem. Hot tickets: Kate Nash, Ariel Pink, Gabriel Iglesias
  • To assemble it, you put the pencil stub into the hole of the spool and stuck the pin straight up in the middle of the eraser.
  • And then you get to something a little bit bigger than that, then you get this stovepipe, which is straight up and down onto the ground, a very dangerous, probably 130, 140-mile-per-hour tornado. CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2008
  • As he looked down at his tiny godson, the infant opened his eyes, turned his head, and stared straight up at the glass screen. DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
  • His head had been steadied straight up in a most unnatural position, with a kind of callipers or steel braces, and he must have been told to "look up and smile" for a full minute. Social life in old New Orleans : being recollections of my girlhood,
  • This straight up gamay (as opposed to the Passetougrains) from the strong vintage 2006 has a slight savory note to it as well as wild strawberries. Three light, rewarding reds under $20: Produttori, Pataille, Michaud | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • Holding the block, extend your legs straight up in the air so they your torso and legs make a 90-degree angle.
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