play it straight

dürüst davranmak, açık davranmak

İnsanlara karşı dürüst ve açık davranmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To deal with people honestly and openly.

• I expect you to play it straight.
• He played it straight with us about the costs.
• Are they playing it straight during these negotiations?

Nasıl kullanılır: play it straight with someone (You can trust her to play it straight with clients.)

Eş anlamlılar: be honest, deal fairly

Zıt anlamlılar: deceive

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: always play it straight, play it straight today

ciddi oynamak, abartmadan oynamak

Bir rolü komikleştirmeden ve duyguları abartmadan ciddi biçimde oynamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To perform a part seriously, without making it funny or showing feelings too strongly.

• The actor chose to play it straight.
• She played it straight while the others joked around.
• Can you play it straight in the final scene?

Eş anlamlılar: act seriously, underplay

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: play it straight throughout, play it straight here

yasalara uymak, suçtan uzak durmak

Suç işlemeden, yasalara uyarak yaşamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To live without doing anything criminal.

• He promised to play it straight.
• After leaving prison, she played it straight and found work.
• Can he keep playing it straight around his old gang?

Eş anlamlılar: go straight, obey the law

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: play it straight now, finally play it straight