straight

adverb [not gradable] (IMMEDIATELY)

/streɪt/

Definition

› without delay; immediately or directly: I got to the hotel and went straight to bed. › If you get straight to the point, you say immediately what is on your mind: My boss simply said, "I’ll get straight to the point. You’re fired!"

(Definition of straight adverb (IMMEDIATELY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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