British & Australian, informal

something that you say in order to emphasize that you are being honest or to ask someone whether they are being honest.

Straight up, John, I never laid a finger on her.

You're not telling me she's sixty! Straight up?

• tear heart out
• tear into
• tear into someone
• tear limb from limb
• tear off
• tear off a strip
• tear off something
• tear someone limb from limb
• tear someone off a strip
• tear your hair
• tear your hair out
• tear your heart out
• tear yourself away
• tear yourself away from
• tear yourself away from someone
• tear yourself away from something
• tease out
• tease out something
• teething problems
• teething troubles
• tell apart
• tell it like it is
• tell its own tale
• tell it to the marines.
• tell me about it