(as) straight as a ramrod
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<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="straight / stiff" >straight</abbr>
streɪt
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ramrod
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rāmrod
(as|) (straight|stiff) as a ramrods

英語での「(as) straight as a ramrod」の定義と意味

(as) straight as a ramrod
01

背筋をぴんと伸ばして, 棒のようにまっすぐ

(of one's posture) in a straight and rigid position 
(as|) (straight|stiff) as a ramrod definition and meaning
例
I am sure she is stiff as a ramrod. 

警備員は門のところで背筋をぴんと伸ばして立っていた。

02

融通の利かないほど規則に厳しい, 清廉で規則一辺倒

(especially of someone in military or law enforcement) honest and following the rules without deviation 
(as|) (straight|stiff) as a ramrod definition and meaning
称賛的
改まった
慣用句
例
The new police chief is as straight as a ramrod and refuses to bend the rules. 

新しい警察署長は融通が利かないほど規則に厳しく、規則を曲げようとしない。

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