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straight as a die en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

* Used in the sense of ‘correct,’ attested since April, 1871, originally American English, from the 18th-century expression as true as a die, from the 16th-century expression as smooth as a die, referring to the osseous substance that dice were formerly created with. * Possibly connected with, or confused with, the metal-cutting tool called a die.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Completely or totally straight.