Perfect
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The B Grade: A common reaction by a straight-A student to getting a good, but not perfect, score (it's nearly impossible to actually get a perfect score on the SAT or ACT).
Source: Useful Notes / SATs -
This becomes a plot point in one episode where a villain specifically wants a straight man to help out with his plan, and Sam is the perfect kind of easy-to-manipulate character who just does what he's told.
Source: Straight Man -
Bus Full of Innocents: Played straight to perfect effect in the 1949 version, with the added bonus of the title character saving himself from Death Row.
Source: Film / Mighty Joe Young
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