Alternative spelling of straight from the shoulder

(idiomatic, often hyphenated, chiefly of an act of communication) Done in a direct manner; blunt.

(idiomatic, chiefly of communicating) In a straightforward manner; directly; bluntly.

(nautical) A triangular sail carried on a boat's mast.

(obsolete, slang) Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

To turn away, refusing to listen.

To position one's shoulders back and in a straight line, forming a sort of square's edge. / (figuratively) To prepare to deal with a hard task, to ready oneself for difficulty.

plural of shoulder-of-mutton sail

(transitive, idiomatic) To make a strenuous effort to do (something); to put one's back into (something).

A long sleeve that is disconnected past the stitching on top of the shoulder, but not underneath, where the armpit is. The top of the bicep is exposed.