You can never get a straight story out of such riffraff.

"Well, I'm glad you came over and gave us the straight story."

The cops would've pinched me if I'd told the straight story.

He had a straight story, and every word of it was the truth.

Whatever is happening, we are not getting the straight story.

"They put their trust in insurance agents to tell them the straight story."

We'll never get a straight story from her, Ragle thought.

Once those news people get the impression that I'm not giving them the straight story, they'll swarm all over us.

"You sure this is the straight story from the brass?"

For a straight story you can buy such hospitality as we're offering.