the straight dope

the straight dope

The absolute, unadulterated truth. You've got to give your clients the straight dope as soon as possible to salvage any of this. They're going to find out one way or another, so you might as well do it now. I just feel like these doctors are never giving me the straight dope about her condition.
See also: dope, straight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

straight dope

the true information; the full story. He gave us the straight dope. I want the straight dope. I can take it.
See also: dope, straight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

straight dope

n. the true information. (see also dope sense 3 = news, information.) I want the straight dope. I can take it.
See also: dope, straight
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • straight dope
  • straight low
  • the straight low
  • unvarnished
  • unvarnished truth
  • unvarnished truth, the
  • how the cow ate the cabbage
  • the honest truth
  • give 110%
  • you dope
References in periodicals archive
Wrapports owns the Chicago Sun-Times and other media assets, including its minority ownership interest in digital content network business Aggrego, LLC, the alternative weekly Chicago Reader and syndicated column The Straight Dope.
Other stories this month include "The Straight Dope on Legalized Medical Marijuana" (page 64), an examination of the consequences for property owners and managers of Colorado's social experiment, as well as the National Apartment Association Education Institute's (NAAEI) announcement on page 75 of www.RPMCareers.com.
Skidmore gave them the straight dope about the benefits, the pay and the satisfaction of knowing you've built something.
-- and when researching the phenomenon came across a mention of Agloe in The Straight Dope website,'' Green recalled.
(http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2891/do-mosquitoes-prefer-certain-blood-types-plus) The Straight Dope puts it succinctly: "if you're a type O secretor, to a mosquito you look like caramel-covered crack."
"I've got the straight dope for you," Jesus says, before launching into the flamboyant anthem "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy":
A: When buying a used shotgun, be sure and choose a dealer who will give you the straight dope on his guns.
Summary: In the disjointed world of Israeli politics, one party claims it will give voters in Tuesday's election the straight dope: Green Leaf -- a party aiming to legalize pot.
There are many of us in this age group who have also turned to this venue for the straight dope and appreciate it for not insulting our intelligence.
I accept that argument now, but still wish we could just get the straight dope on power changes and drop all the conversions.
Another interesting site is The Straight Dope (http://www.straightdope.com), which has been "fighting ignorance since 1973." The site is the "official Internet home of Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Being, and his famous syndicated column."
While the book suggests the bucolic quality inherent in historic treatments of small-town midwestern life, Hays does not exploit it, instead providing the straight dope on semipro ball in the NIL.
Treat employees as if they are skeptical, thinking humans and give them "the straight dope," as Hemingway might say.
For me "The Straight Dope" 's appeal lies primarily in Adams's witty, wisecracking responses.
Those of us on the middle to left side of the political spectrum are apt to trust environmentalists, social service advocates and other left-leaning crusaders to give us the straight dope. That may not be wise.