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straight as a soldier

straight as a soldier adjective: perfectly straight (immobile).

Adjective

straight as a soldier (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Perfectly straight (immobile).

Questions about straight as a soldier

What does straight as a soldier mean?
Straight as a soldier means perfectly straight (immobile).
What part of speech is straight as a soldier?
Straight as a soldier is an adjective.

Words near straight as a soldier in the dictionary

  1. straight arrows
  2. straight As
  3. straight as a circle
  4. straight as a die
  5. straight as a ramrod
  6. straight as a soldier
  7. straight as an arrow
  8. straight away
  9. straight bat
  10. straight bats
  11. straight batted

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