●play it ˈstraight ( play a straight ˈbat) be honest and not try to deceive sb诚实；坦率◆‘Do you think we should try and hide this from the newspapers?’ ‘No, play it straight; I’m sure the public will see our point of view.’“你觉得这件事我们应该瞒着报界吗？”“不，还是实事求是，我相信公众会明白我们的立场。”ORIGINThese idioms refer to one way of holding the bat in the game of cricket.这些习语原指板球运动中一种握球拍的方式。