English Dictionary

play it straight

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere. / (idiomatic, performing arts) To perform a role in a manner that is not comedic or exaggerated.

日本語の意味

（慣用句）誠実で率直な態度で行動すること。 / （慣用句、舞台芸術）コミカルまたは誇張されない、自然で真面目な役柄を演じること。

When the audit team arrived, she decided to play it straight and presented all the records without hiding anything.

監査チームが到着したとき、彼女は正直かつ率直に対応し、何も隠さず全ての記録を提示した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere.

The position you'd put me in would be this—of playing a game—and a jolly important game at that—in which the loser loses to me on purpose. . . . If we're going to play a game, he continued, addressing Davenant, before the latter had time to speak, for Heaven's sake let us play it straight—like men. Let the winner win and the loser lose—

意味（2）

(idiomatic, performing arts) To perform a role in a manner that is not comedic or exaggerated.

And how can you not admire a man who could star in a stinker like Battlestar Galactica—and play it straight?

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To avoid criminal behavior.

But the best thing about him is that he always played it straight with us—never double‐dealed, giving us two and keeping one for himself.

plays it straight （ present singular third-person ）

playing it straight （ participle present ）

played it straight （ participle past ）

played it straight （ past ）