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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a straight answer for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you are seeking a clear and direct response to a question or issue.
Example: "I just want a straight answer for whether the project will be completed on time."
Alternatives: "a direct response to" or "a clear answer to".
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Evidently, Holz didn't get a straight answer, for he posed the same question several months later.
After all, she has never had a straight answer for even the simplest questions.
He never had a straight answer for that, because he never imagined the band getting big enough to need one.
AP: I swear I'm not dodging your questions--but this is another one where I don't have a straight answer for you.
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Karzai couldn't get a straight answer from anyone.
This would surely have shut us all up for good - however what is has done has made us all think you have something to hide?!?! Please don't skirt around this lets have a straight answer once and for all.
"When I ask the prime minister for a straight answer to a straight question the last thing I expect is for him to give one.
There was also a web address on the ad, and when I visited the site, hoping for a straight answer to their rather pressing question, I received the following warning for anyone who doesn't "accept the word of Jesus on the cross": "You will be condemned to everlasting separation from God and then you spend all eternity in torment in hell.
Don't look to Dyer for a straight answer.
"He looked a bit annoyed, in fact, because he was looking for a straight answer.
Paul and others had asked every which way for a straight answer.
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