straight-laced

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  • He's a little bit more straight-laced macho kind of guy. —  San Francisco Sentinel
  • A straight-laced colorway for the spring that is available now at —  TheShoeGame.com - Sneakers & Information
  • Basically, if you like your Hamlet straight-laced and somber, then this is not the show for you, but, if you are open to a new version of the sweet prince of Denmark, one with passion and vivacity, then you won't be disappointed.
  • Together they are straight-laced and wild, short and tall, not-so-funny and not-so-funny. —  IGN Movies
  • Most tourists visiting Southeast Asia probably expect to be ripped off at hawker stalls in Bangkok or Jakarta but not in supposedly straight-laced Singapore. —  Telegraph Blogs
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